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Pectocarya platycarpa

Broad-winged Comb-bur

Life form2, 3: forb, annual
Habitat: widespread
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: alternate
leaf format3: simple
Flower color2: white or whitish
Flowering period2: Feb. to Apr.
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Boraginaceae (borage family)
Status: locally common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Tinajas Altas area
      Sonoran Desert National Monument

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