Nama demissum

Nama demissum is an annual flowering plant. It is known by the common name purplemat, or purple mat.

Distribution

Purple mat, Nama demissum, grows in the American Southwestern [United States|desert southwest], such as the Mojave Desert, and parts of Mexico on dry sandy or gravelly flats from 2000' to 5500' in creosote bush scrub.

Description

Nama demissum grows to three inches high in a small patch of hairy glandular herbage. The flowers range from pinkish to purple. It blooms from February to May.

Varieties

Nama demissum var. covillei Brand—Coville's purplemat
Nama demissum var. demissum Gray—purple mat, purplemat