Sonoran Desert Naturalist >>> Field Guide >>> Sonoran Desert Flora >>> Caryophyllaceae
Mostly annual herbs. Some with showy flowers - others with green, non-showy. Leaves opposite at swollen stem nodes.
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Hairy Rupturewort |
Herniaria hirsuta cinerea |
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Spring annual grows prostrate on soil. Plants small and covered with glistening hairs. Flowers minute, green. This photo is part of the Wikimedia Commons. Detailed Description |
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