Plant Name
Scientific Name: Nemacladus glanduliferus
Common Name: Glandular Threadplant
Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Herb/Forb
Arizona Native Status: Native
Habitat: Desert, Upland. This small, easy to overlook wildflower grows in sandy washes.
Flower Color: White with red tips
Flowering Season: Spring
Height: To 10 inches (25 cm) tall
Description: The small flowers have 5 lobes with 3 ciliate, red-tipped upper lobes and 2 curved lower lobes. The leaves are small, shiny, green, and elliptical to oblanceolate in shape. The stems are stiff, zigzagged, thread-like, and usually reddish in color.
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Campanulales
Family: Campanulaceae – Bellflower family
Genus: Nemacladus Nutt. – threadplant
Species: Nemacladus glanduliferus Jeps. – glandular threadplant
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