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Odora

Porophyllum gracile

Details & Attributes


Plant Type(s) Subshrub
Native to Arizona Yes!
Water Needs Low water
Sun Full or partial sun
Pollinators Butterflies and moths
Size
In relative feet, width by height
2' × 2'
Flowering Season March - October
Flower Color White / pink
Minimum Temperature Range 2 years
Leaf Description This linear blades with sparse small hairs.
Fruit Brown long and thin single seeded fruit that does not open when mature (cypselae) topped with bristles..
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Description A smaller, perennial shrub that grows in rocky / sandy desert scrub soil. It grows wiry, waxy stems and has small flowers bunched together on an inflorescence. They produce volatile chemicals that repel insect predators.