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Sonoran Desert Plants
Castilleja exserta ssp.exserta (Purple Owls Clover)

Coffee Pot Mountain

 

 Castilleja exserta ssp.exserta

 Castilleja exserta ssp.exserta

 Castilleja exserta ssp.exserta

Habitat: bajadas
Life Form: forb,annual
Leaf Description: alternate simple
Flower Color: magenta or pink
Flowering Period: Mar. to May
Spines: spineless
Family: Orobanchaceae (broomrape family)
Abundance: common
Additional Information:
Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 17. Eudicots: Nyctaginaceae to Plumbaginaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-34: 1-77. Published 11 May 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 43 (8.7 MB pdf)

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