The flowers are up to 2 inches (5 cm) wide and have 5 fan-shaped petals that are either solid-colored or streaked with red at the base and a ring of green, linear bracts. The leaves are green, hairy, alternate, and 3-lobed. The leaf margins have only a few smaller lobes or a few large, rounded teeth. The stems are slender, upright, and covered with flattened hairs. The plants are often sparse, lanky, and difficult to spot unless blooming.

Sabino Canyon Recreation Area.
Location: Bluff Trail.
9/18/15

Notes: Mouth of Finger Rock Canyon by trail. 10/8/15

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