desert chicory

Rafinesquia neomexicana

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Rafinesquia neomexicana is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family (Commonly called the Sunflower Family or Daisy Family). Common names include desert chicory, plumeseed, or New Mexico plumeseed. It has white showy flowers, milky sap, and weak, zigzag stems, that may grow up through other shrubs for support. It is an annual plant (completes its life cycle in a single season) found in dry climate areas of the southwestern deserts of the US and...

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  1. (c) Alan Vernon, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/32541690@N02/4469734497
  2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafinesquia_neomexicana

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