Can't seem to key it out. The key always takes me to Apocynaceae. Anyways, clasping leaves, 5 stamens, 5 petal parts, 1 ovary, 2 stigmas. Thanks!
What did it look like when it was whole? Could it have been Achilleum (which was my knee-jerk reaction)?
The whole plant (though bent) is in the first picture. Annual most likely. I should add that it was found most likey in northern Arizona. Could be an escaped cultivar. What family is Achilleum?
By "whole" I meant "not dried and pressed" actually.... For "Achilleum" read "Asclepias" - my bad, I should really sleep more than I do. Asclepias would be the Milkweeds, which are in Apocynaceae. If I had to guess, I'd say Asclepias fascicularis.
My first reaction was Asclepias as well, so we might be on to something. However, the petals are not reflexed in my plant as they are on Asclepias fascicularis. The petals basically look like they form a tube (but are actually not fused, just appear to be). As for what the whole plant looked like, I don't know, I just got the specimen to identify.
