3/21/04 Bajada All-Access Nature Trail, Joshua Tree National Park
(south of Cottonwood Visitor Center), Riverside County, CA
(south of Cottonwood Visitor Center), Riverside County, CA
5/10/03 Jackrabbit Flat Wildlife Preserve, Ave. T at 116th Street, Antelope Valley,
W. Mojave, Los Angeles County, CA
W. Mojave, Los Angeles County, CA
3/13/05 North entrance to Pinto Basin, Joshua Tree National Park, Riverside County, CA
3/22/03 Ricardo Trail, Red Rock Canyon State Park, Kern County, CA
2/6/05 Shaver's Valley, Riverside County, CA
3/4/17 Shaver's Valley, Riverside County, CA
4/27/01 In wash near primitive campgrounds, Trilobite Wilderness (BLM),
E. Mojave, San Bernardino County, CA
4/3/17 Ricardo campground, Red Rock Canyon State Park, Kern County, CA
4/4/17 Ricardo campground, Red Rock Canyon State Park, Kern County, CA
Blooms were sparse this year
E. Mojave, San Bernardino County, CA
Blooms were sparse this year
LIFE LIST NOTES:
COMMON NAME: Purple Mat
COMMON NAME: Purple Mat
SPECIES: Nama demissum
FAMILY: Boraginaceae (Borage Family)
LIFE LIST DATE: 4/27/2001
LOCATION: In wash near primitive campgrounds, Trilobite Wilderness (BLM), E. Mojave, San Bernardino County, CA
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From www.americansouthwest.net:
A small, locally common, desert species, its short stems generally growing along the ground, but the flowers are relatively large and bright. Leaves are mostly basal, from where the branched, greenish-red, glandular hairy stems extend just a few inches, topped by a small cluster typically containing 3 or 4 flowers, each joined to the main stem by short pedicels and subtended by a few leafy bracts. Leaves are broad at the top, tapering gradually towards the base.
Flowers are supported by a calyx which has five thin lobes, fused at the base. From here, the corolla tube extends about half an inch, opening to five symmetric, purple lobes. The inside of the corolla tube is whitish in the middle, yellow around the base. Inside are five stamens of slightly different lengths, attached near the base and not exserted. Parallel, darker purple veins run up the corolla tube, fading away once they reach the lobes.
Flowers are supported by a calyx which has five thin lobes, fused at the base. From here, the corolla tube extends about half an inch, opening to five symmetric, purple lobes. The inside of the corolla tube is whitish in the middle, yellow around the base. Inside are five stamens of slightly different lengths, attached near the base and not exserted. Parallel, darker purple veins run up the corolla tube, fading away once they reach the lobes.
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