Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Nitrophylla occidentalis (Alkali Weed)
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Habitat: wet saline areas
Life Form: forb,perennial Leaf Description: opposite,narrow,succulent Flower Color: pink or magenta Flowering Period: Apr. to May Spines: spineless Family: Amaranthaceae (amaranth family) Abundance: rare 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 41 (8.5 MB pdf) |
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