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Sonoran Desert Plants
Kallstroemia grandiflora (Orange Caltrop,baiborin,mal de ojo,Summer Poppy)

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 Kallstroemia grandiflora

 Kallstroemia grandiflora

Habitat: valleys,bajadas
Life Form: forb,annual
Leaf Description: opposite pinnate
Flower Color: orange
Flowering Period: Feb. to Sept.
Spines: spineless
Family: Zygophyllaceae (caltrop family)
Abundance: common
Additional Information:
Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A Flora of Southwestern Arizona. Part 20. Eudicots: Solanaceae to Zygophyllaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-52: 1-66. Published 4 August 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 56 (7.5 MB pdf)

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