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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Plant Height: 12-24 inches
Flower Color: Pink
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: May-October

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Common names
  • Desert Palafox
  • Othake
  • Sand palafoxia
  • Palafoxia
  • Rayed Palafox

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Location: Elephant Butte, NM
Date: 9/28/2013
Wildflower in bloom after late summer rains.
Location: Elephant Butte, NM
Date: 2013/10/06
leaves and stem
Location: Elephant Butte, NM
Date: 9/28/2013
Comments:
  • Posted by KFredenburg (Black Hills, SD - Zone 5a) on Jun 23, 2020 8:19 PM concerning plant:
    Habitat: sandy plains, deserts, piƱon and juniper rangeland, and dunes. Range: Kansas to New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico.

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