Arizona Wild Flowers
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Dingy Chamaesaracha, Chamaesaracha sordida

Dingy Chamaesaracha, Chamaesaracha sordida

Dingy Chamaesaracha, A Bush About One Foot High	Called Velvet Five Eyes
Dingy Chamaesaracha, Cream White To Yellow Flowers	Five Petals, Looks Like Eye In Center
Dingy Chamaesaracha, Cream White To Yellow Flowers	Five Petals, Looks Like Eye In Center

Dingy Chamaesaracha Chamaesaracha sordida, Nightshade (or potato) Family ( Solanaceae ) , Dingy Chamaesaracha. Also called: Velvet five-eyes, hairy five eyes. Dingy Chamaesaracha is a low, dull green plant, covered with fine, glandular hairs, with a flat, round, dingy whitish-green flower in each upper axil. Height: Up to about 27" tall and usually the same width. Flowers: Flowers have a corolla about 1/2" wide, with 5 pale bands radiating from center to tips of 5 low lobes; hairy, greenish-yellow pads alternating with bases of 5 slender stamens near center of each flower. Blooming Time: January to April. Fruit & Seeds: Berry, 1/8-3/8" (4-8 mm) wide, tightly enveloped by calyx. Leaves: The leaves are up to 1 1/2" long, pointed at the tip, tapering to the base, the edges usually wavy and sometimes with low lobes. Found: Two species are found throughout Arizona. near waterways. Elevation: 0 - 2500 Feet. Habitat: Riparian habitats. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken , March 29, 2003. In Glendale.