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Sonoran Desert Plants
Stephanomeria exigua ssp. Exigua (Wire-lettuce)

Coffee Pot Mountain

 

 Stephanomeria exigua ssp. Exigua

 Stephanomeria exigua ssp. Exigua

Habitat: rocky slopes,valleys,bajadas
Life Form: forb,annual
Leaf Description: alternate,linear and pinnatifid,simple
Flower Color: pink or magenta
Flowering Period: winter and spring
Spines: spineless
Family: Asteraceae (sunflower family)
Abundance: uncommon
Additional Information:
Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 21. Eudicots: Asteraceae-Aster Family. Phytoneuron 2016-77: 1-164. Published 29 November 2016. ISSN 2153 733X page 142 (30.2 MB pdf)

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