- Nama demissum
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Nama demissum 
Nama demissum, Nevada desert Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Asterids Order: (unplaced) Family: Boraginaceae Subfamily: Hydrophylloideae Genus: Nama Species: N. demissum Binomial name Nama demissum
A.GrayNama demissum is an annual flowering plant. It is known by the common name purplemat, or Purple mat.
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Distribution
Purple mat, Nama demissum, grows in the American desert southwest, such as the Mojave Desert, and parts of Mexico on dry sandy or gravelly flats from 2000' to 5500' in creosote bush scrub.[1]
Description
Nama demissum grows to three inches high in a small patch of hairy glandular herbage. The flowers range from pinkish to purple. It blooms from February to May.[2]
Varieties
- Nama demissum var. covillei Brand -- Coville's purplemat
- Nama demissum var. demissum Gray -- purple mat, purplemat
Similar species
- Nama hispidum (sand bells)
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Nama demissum
- ITIS Standard Report
- USDA Plants Profile
- Nama demissum - Photo gallery
References
- ^ http://www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/purplemat.html CalFlora. Nama demissum A. Gray var. demissum
- ^ Purple Mat. Pima Community College. http://wc.pima.edu/~bfiero/tucsonecology/plants/wflow_puma.htm
Categories:- Hydrophylloideae
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
- Flora of the Southwestern United States
- North American desert flora
- Asterid stubs
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