Pink Wildflower
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Name: Krameria
erecta Common Name: Littleleaf Ratany, Pima Ratany Flower Color: Magenta pink Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub, Perennial Height: To 2 feet (61 cm) tall Date Observed: April 17, 2005 Notes: The flowers have 5 petal-like, magenta sepals and 5 tiny petals. The sepals are cupped forward, especially the curled bottom sepal. There are 3 upper petals and 2 lateral, glandular petals. The fruits are spiny. The leaves are small, hairy, green, and linear. It is a partial root parasite of nearby plants. |
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