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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 12 - 24 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Fall
Uses: Will Naturalize
Edible Parts: Fruit
Wildlife Attractant: Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil

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Common names
  • Desert Trumpet
  • American Pipeweed
  • Indian-Pipeweed

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Location: Redrock Canyon State Park, California
Date: 2009-04-25
Location: Redrock Canyon State Park, California
Date: 2009-04-25
Location: Death Valley National Park, California
Date: 2006-04-08
Taken during 2006 superbloom
Location: Near Ferron, Utah.
Date: 2012-05
Dried stem.
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-07-19
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Date: 2018-07-19
Location: Ivins, Utah, United States
Location: Washington, Utah, United States
Comments:
  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Apr 12, 2014 4:17 AM concerning plant:
    This interesting plant is found in desert and semi-desert locations, openings, shrub lands, and canyons of the Southwest. The bulge or swelling is thought to be a reaction to a moth larva that lives in the stems.

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