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Sonoran Desert Carrots

Annual or perennial herbs with usu. compound leaves and escence of cellery or carrots from crushed leaves. Small flowers in umbellate panicles. Several species, one shown.

Hairy Bowlesia

Bowlesia incana

Photo © Mike Plagens

Ephemeral herb of early spring. This species has simple leaves (not compound) with distinctive wedge-shaped lobes. Grows among shady rocks or under shade of Sonoran Desert trees. Flowers small and hard to see. The image is hosted at Wikimedia.     Detailed Description

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