▁common ▁name ▁heart leaf ▁s unc up . ▁It ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁desert s ▁of ▁north western ▁Mexico ▁and ▁the ▁south western ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁it ▁grows ▁in ▁sand y ▁and ▁rock y ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁desert ▁scr ub . ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁annual ▁or ▁per enn ial ▁her b ▁approaching ▁one ▁meter ▁in ▁maximum ▁height , ▁taking ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁single ▁ere ct ▁stem ▁or ▁a ▁low ▁bush y ▁plant . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁up ▁to ▁about ▁ 5 ▁cent im eters ▁long ▁and ▁are ▁o val ▁or ▁roughly ▁heart - sh aped , ▁with ▁r ipp ling ▁or ▁d ul ly ▁to oth ed ▁edges . ▁The ▁nod ding ▁infl ores c ence ▁is ▁a ▁dense ▁bunch ▁of ▁flowers , ▁each ▁individual ▁cup - sh aped ▁blo om ▁on ▁a ▁st out ▁p edic el . ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁yellow ▁or ▁cre am - color ed ▁with ▁pet als ▁ 3 ▁to ▁ 1 2 ▁mill im eters ▁long , ▁and ▁generally ▁remain ▁closed ▁during ▁the ▁day . ▁The ▁fruit ▁is ▁a ▁caps ule ▁ 2 ▁to ▁ 5 ▁cent im eters ▁long . ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Je pson ▁Man ual ▁Tre at ment ▁Ph oto ▁gallery ▁ ▁card i oph yl la <0x0A> </s> ▁Al ar ic ▁Tok pa ▁is ▁a ▁Liber ian ▁politician ▁and ▁political ▁scient ist . ▁He ▁ran ▁alongside ▁George ▁K lay ▁K ie h ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁De al ▁Mov ement ▁and , ▁as ▁a ▁pair , ▁received ▁ 0 . 5 %