Wooly Tidestromia
Tidestromia lanuginosa
This photo was taken in Phoenix at the Reach 11 Recreation Area on Sept. 25, 2005 and is hosted at Wikimedia.
SUMMER ANNUAL: Low growing annual appears after favorable summer rains
blooming from August into early October.
LEAVES Leaves are covered with silvery hairs.
RANGE: Sonoran, Chihuahuan and Mohave Deserts of Arizona, Sonora,
California. Common on flat areas especially those that are briefly innundated
by thunderstorm runoff.
FLOWERS: Flowers are borne in small clusters and are yellowish
white.
STEMS: The reddish stems contrasting with the silvery-white
leaves are characteristic and make for a very attractive plant.