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Life form2, 3: forb, perennial
Habitat: roadsides, disturbed areas, yards, disturbed areas
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: alternate
leaf format3: simple
Flower color2: violet to indigo to blue
Flowering period2: May to Oct.
Armament2, 3: short curved spines
Family1, 2, 3: Solanaceae (nightshade family)
Status: common
Locations where collected or observed:
Sonoran Desert National Monument
Ajo vicinity and BLM land
*For information on nomenclature, authorship, or plant characteristics, see these references:
- 1 Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Thomas Van Devender, and Steven M. Buckley. 2012. Checklist of Vascular Plants of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge, and Tinaja Altas, Arizona. CANOTIA 8:1-53
- 2 Felger, Richard Stephen, Susan Rutman, Michael F. Wilson, and Kathryn Mauz. 2007. Botanical Diversity of Southwestern Arizona and Northwestern Sonora. in: Dry Borders, Great Natural Reserves of the Sonoran Desert. eds.: Richard Stephen Felger and Bill Broyles. The University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City
- 3 Felger, Richard Stephen. 2000. Flora of the Gran Desierto and Rio Colorado of Northwestern Mexico. The University of Arizona Press, Tucson
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