Tidestromia (Wooly) | |
Tidestromia lanuginosa, Amaranth family
(Amaranthaceae)
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Flowers: | Small greenish-yellow flower with 5 points, to 1/8", centered between leaves. |
Leaves: | Gray-green leaves to 1" wide, heart-shaped with whitish hairs, in pairs on reddish stems. |
Height: | Grows in low clump, may reach 1 1/2' high. |
Photographed October
15, in Superstition Mountain area. Typically found on dry plains, in fields and on roadsides. |