Plant Name
Scientific Name: Emmenanthe penduliflora
Common Names: Whisperingbells, Whispering Bells
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert, Upland
Flower Color: Pale yellow
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: To 20 inches (51 cm) tall
Description: The nodding, bell-shaped flowers are 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) long and have 5 rounded lobes. The pendent flower corollas dry to a cream color on the plant and make papery, whispering sounds in the wind. The leaves are green, alternate, narrow, and pinnately lobed with saw-toothed edges. The stems and leaves are covered in glandular hairs.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Solanales
Family: Hydrophyllaceae – Waterleaf family
Genus: Emmenanthe Benth. – whisperingbells
Species: Emmenanthe penduliflora Benth. – whisperingbells
More About This Plant