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Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Camissonia boothii ssp. Condensata (Woody bottle-washer)

Senita

 

 Camissonia boothii ssp. Condensata

Life Form: annual forb
Leaf Description: basal simple leaves
Flower Color: white
Flowering Period: Mar. to May
Spines: spineless
Family: Onagraceae (evening primrose family)
Abundance: restricted

 


References

"Arizona Flora", Thomas A. Kearney and Robert H. Peebles, 1960, University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London (out of print)
    page 600

"A Field Guide to the Plants of Arizona", Ann Orth Epple and Lewis E. Epple, 1995, Falcon Press, Helena, Montana and LewAnn Publishing Co., Mesa, AZ
    plate 165
    page 170

"Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwest Mexico (Southwest Center Series)", Richard Felger, 2001. University of Arizona Press, Tucson
    page 377
    page 378

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