- Description:
Slender, erect plants are woody near the base. Leaves are narrow, about 2 inches long and
often fall before flowering. Slender branches spread outward and are tipped with short
clusters of white flowers.
- Comments:
The small bundles of delicate flowers, swaying in the breeze on nearly invisible stems,
seem to defy gravity. At a distance, the bouncing, white flowers sometimes resemble
popcorn popping. This is the only species in the genus of Stenosiphon. Its range
includes five states in the central U.S. and northern Mexico. It is found on dry, rocky
prairies throughout most of Kansas.
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