Rafinesquia neomexicana is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Common names include desert chicory,[2]plumeseed, or New Mexico plumeseed.[1][3] It has white showy flowers, milky sap, and weak, zigzag stems, that may grow up through other shrubs for support.[2] 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 northwestern deserts of Mexico.[2]
Rafinesquianeomexicana is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. Common names include desert chicory, plumeseed, or New Mexico plumeseed...
distribution maps Rafinesquia californica at Calflora Rafinesquianeomexicana at Calflora US Department of Agriculture Plants Database: Rafinesquia Media related...
The wildflowers of the Sonoran Desert typically appear after a rain, some after the winter rains, and some after the summer "monsoons." Common name: common...
now contains two species, Rafinesquia californica Nutt. (California plumeseed or California chicory) and Rafinesquianeomexicana A. Gray (desert chicory...
including California and Arizona. The wingspan is 16–17 mm. The larvae feed on Malacothrix glabrata and Rafinesquianeomexicana. Images Bug Guide v t e...
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