Nama demissa A.Gray is a plant in the Namaceae family, order Boraginales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Nama demissa A.Gray
Nama demissa (purple mat) is a low-growing flowering plant that blooms February–May in southwestern US and northern Mexico deserts.
Nama demissa A.Gray (common name purple mat) grows in small patches of hairy, glandular foliage, reaching up to three inches in height. Its flowers display colors from pinkish to purple, and its blooming period runs from February to May. This plant grows in dry sandy or gravelly flats between 2000 and 5500 feet elevation in creosote bush scrub. It is distributed across the desert southwest of the United States, including the Mojave Desert, and in parts of Mexico.
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Turricula parryi (A.Gray) J.F.Macbr.
Eriodictyon altissimum P.V.Wells
Nama aretioides (Hook. & Arn.) Brand
Nama lobbii A.Gray
Eriodictyon crassifolium Benth.
Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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