Tidestromia lanuginosa
Wooly Tidestromia
Oʼodham[unknown]
Description
Tidestromia lanuginosa appears soon after the first heavy Monsoon rains, quickly forming mats that can cover large expanses of previously barren ground. The wooly leaves have a dense covering of white hairs. The red stems also are covered with fine white hairs. Tiny yellow flowers are formed in the leaf axils and are quite inconspicuous, measuring only a few mm wide. The small, shallow root system enables rapid growth to flowering size. It grows in sandy soils at 2500 to 4000 feet elevation.
