Achyronychia cooperi

A small annual plant of the Sonoran and Mojave deserts. Similar to Paronychia--but unusual among caryophyllacids--in lacking petals.

Plant habit about 10 miles west of Bahia de Los Angeles in Baja California, 10/21/06.



Flowers about 10 miles west of Bahia de Los Angeles, 10/21/06.

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