Small Matweed
Guilleminea densa
Found near Sycamore Canyon, Pajarito Mts., Sta. Cruz Co., Arizona, USA. 1 August 2010.
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FLOWERS: Small clusters of very small, off-white, scaly flowers. These
are evenly distributed across the plant mat.
LEAVES: Small, dark green leaves are thick and fairly fleshy.
ANNUAL: Numerous branching stems spreading out very close to soil.
RANGE: Generally distributed through much of the southwestern United
States in open, sunny areas after good soaking rains.
FRUIT: Each little flower results in a dry, one-seeded capsule.
UNARMED: No spines.
Amaranthaceae -- Amaranthus Family
More Information:
- Southwest Environmental Information Network
- Firefly Forest
- USDA Plant Profile
- ITIS Taxonomic Report
- Google Images
- Google Scholar Literature Search