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Narrowleaf Silverbush (Ditaxis lanceolata)
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Narrowleaf Silverbush (Ditaxis lanceolata)

General: Narrowleaf Silverbush (Ditaxis lanceolata) is a stiff-stemmed subshrub with lanceolate, very hairy leaves. The stems are also covered with long hairs. The sepals and petals are about the same length.

Narrowleaf Silverbush is an uncommon component of vegetation communities on rocky soils in the Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub life zone. Around Las Vegas, look for this species in the southern California deserts.

Narrowleaf Silverbush (Ditaxis lanceolata)

Family: Spurge (Euphorbiaceae).

Other Names: Formerly Argythamnia lanceolata.

Plant Form: Upright, leafy.

Height: To almost 2 ft.

Stems: Stiff, hairy, erect.

Narrowleaf Silverbush (Ditaxis lanceolata)

Leaves: Lanceolate, about 1-inch long (2–6 cm); margin entire; densely hairy.

Flowers: Blooms during spring and summer. Inflorescence: axillary. Flowers: white, five petals; sepals about as long as petals. Style lobe tips expanded.

Seeds: Fruit: 3-part seedpod, rounded.

Habitat: Rocky soils on hillsides and canyons.

Narrowleaf Silverbush (Ditaxis lanceolata)
Fruit: 3-part seedpod

Elevation: About 2,000 feet.

Distribution: California and Arizona.

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Narrowleaf Silverbush (Ditaxis lanceolata) Narrowleaf Silverbush (Ditaxis lanceolata)

Note: All distances, elevations, and other facts are approximate. Names generally follow the USDA database.
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