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Pterostegia drymarioides

Woodland Threadstem

Life form2, 3: forb, annual
Habitat: mountains
leaf presence3: leaves usually present
leaf arrangement3: opposite
leaf format3: simple
leaf shape3: obovate to cuneate to spatulate
Flower color2: reddish or purplish or white or whitish or red or purple
Flowering period2: Feb. to Apr.
Armament2, 3: spineless
Family1, 2, 3: Polygonaceae (buckwheat family)
Status: locally common
Locations where collected or observed:
      Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument
      Sonoran Desert National Monument

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