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Name: Porophyllum
gracile Common Name: Slender Poreleaf, Odora Flower Color: White, pale purplish Plant Type: Subshrub, Perennial Height: To 30 inches (76 cm) tall Date Observed: March 20, 2004 & Nov. 16, 2003 Notes: The rayless, 5/8 inch (1.6 cm) wide flower heads are surrounded by 5 purplish bracts dotted with dark glands. The leaves are bluish green and narrowly linear. These common, native, desert plants are well-branched with many thin, wiry stems. The foliage has a strange, unpleasant odor when crushed. |
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