Desert Snapdragon

• Scientific Name: Pseudorontium Cyathiferum
• Common Name: Desert Snapdragon
• References: Felger, R.S. and S. Rutman. 2016. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 17. Eudicots: Nyctaginaceae to Plumbaginaceae. Phytoneuron 2016-34: 1-77. Published 11 May 2016. ISSN 2153 733X
• References Url: https://www.cabezaprieta.org/flora_research/34PhytoN-SWArizPt17NYPL.pdf#page=68
• Habitat: Arroyos, rocky slopes, canyons
• Life Form: Forb, annual
• Leaf Description: Alternate and opposite, simple, glandular, ovate to lanceolate
• Flower Color: Purple or magenta or violet
• Flowering Period: Jan. to Mar.
• Spines: Spineless
• Rarity: Uncommon
• Family: Plantaginaceae (plantain family)