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Fiesta Flower
Pholistoma auritum var. auritum

Family: Boraginaceae (BORAGE), Hydrophyllaceae (WATERLEAF).
Other common names: desert christmas tree, scaly stemmed sand plant, desert pholisma.
Generic common name: FIESTAFLOWER.

Location: Circle X Ranch: Grotto Trail, riparian woodland, March 2004.

Characteristics: Native, Blue, Medium, Clusters, Solitary, Simple, Herbaceous, Annual, Early Spring, Late Spring.

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Detailed Picture 1 of Pholistoma auritum var. auritum


Detailed Picture 2 of Pholistoma auritum var. auritum


Detailed Picture 3 of Pholistoma auritum var. auritum


Detailed Picture 4 of Pholistoma auritum var. auritum
The plants are covered with these sharp down-ward pointing hairs that allow it to cling to things



Detailed Picture 5 of Pholistoma auritum var. auritum




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