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Purple Mat

Nama demissum
Purple Mat, Nama demissum

Purple Mat photo taken at Joshua Tree National Park

Rose to magenta-purplish flowers, sometimes many tiny tubular flowers growing low, 1-2" from the ground with longer stems to about 8".

Found in sandy wash and creosote scrub areas. Common throughout the Mojave Desert below 4,000'.

Flowers - April to May

Waterleaf Family (Hydrophyllaceae)

Desert Habitat:

Creosote bush scrub

Desert Wash

Native American uses: Indians would grind the seeds and cook them for use as a mush.

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nature: Geology, Wildlife & Plants -- geography: Maps - Regions - Points of Interest - Communities -- roads & trails: Route 66 -- glossary

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