Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Gomphrena sonorae (Sonoran Globe Amaranth)
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Habitat: valleys,bajadas
Life Form: forb,perennial Leaf Description: alternate,simple,entire,linear to Flower Color: greenish or green Flowering Period: Aug. to Sept. Spines: spineless Family: Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) Abundance: uncommon Additional Information: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and J. Malusa. 2014. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: Flora of Southwestern Arizona: Part 8. Eudicots: Acanthaceae to Apocynaceae. Phytoneuron 2014-85, 1-71 page 38 (8.5 MB pdf) |
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