STEMS: to 1.5 m long. LEAVES: 5-25 mm long, linear to triangular, glandular. FLOWERS: 7-10 mm long; stamens in 1 series. FRUITS: irregularly circumscissile below middle. NOTES: 3 spp., w AZ, s CA, and nw Mex. (Greek: Pholis = scale, for the scaly stem). REFERENCES: Yatskievych. George. 1994. Lennoaceae. J. Ariz. - Nev. Acad. Sci. Volume 27(2), 220-221.