Nama

 (Hydrophyllaceae)

Boraginaceae

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Sonoran Desert, Riverside Co., Chuckwalla Bench, 29 Feb 2008

Nama demissum
Mojave Desert, CA
Spjut 15249, Apr 2003

Nama demissum
Death Valley, below sea level, CA
Mar 2005

Nama demissum
Owens Valley, East of Bishop, CA
May 2006

Nama demissum
Mojave Desert, CA
Spjut 3264, Apr 1973

 

Nama hispidum
Mojave Desert, CA
Spjut 3317, Apr 1973

 

Nama harvardii
Brewster Co., TX
Spjut & Marin 15035, Nov 2002

 

Nama rothrockii
Inyo co., E slopes of Sierra Nevada
May 2004

 

Nama rothrockii
Inyo co., E slopes of Sierra Nevada
June 2007

 

Nama sp.
BCS: Vizcaíno Peninsula
Apr 1990.  This plant closely resembles N. sandwicense, a species found in the Hawaiian Islands.  A sample showed antitumor activity in bioassay screening at Purdue University (C-j. Chang, pers. comm.)