Ballhead Waterleaf
Hydrophyllum capitatum
Waterleaf family (Hydrophyllaceae)
The Waterleaf Family contains several species that have flowers with a bottlebrush, scorpion-tail appearance. Their leaves can catch and hold rainwater in their cavities and this may be the source of the common name. Ballhead Waterleaf is distinctive for its blue-purple bottlebrush flower residing beneath a of green leaves.
stamen -- the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower; The stamen consists of an anther supported by a filament.
A perennial plant lives and blooms for many years.
lobe -- A rounded parts of a leaf (or other organ).
A herb is a plant whose stems die back to the ground in the winter.
Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom.
basal -- at the base, situated or attached at the base.
stalk -- The supporting structure of an organ. Examples of stalks are stem, peduncle, petiole, ...
pinnate -- A compound leaf with two rows of leaflets.
canopy -- The foliage of a tree; the crown. Also the upper layer of a forest.
leaflets -- Each little leaf-like thing in a compound leaf is a leaflet.