Sand Bells Sand Bells Plant Sabino Canyon by trail to Bear Canyon .2mi from Visitor Center. 11/17/15. Sandbells Plant


Wildflowers of Southern Arizona


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Sand Bells.
Nama hispidum.
Borage (Boraginaceae) family.

The flowers are bell-shaped, 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) long, and have 5 rounded lobes and a white-ringed, yellow center. The leaves are green, densely hairy, evenly distributed along the stems, plump-looking, deeply-veined, and have rolled-under margins. The plants are low-growing and spreading.

Santa Catalina Mountains
Sabino Canyon Recreation Area
Location: Edge of wash crossing Bear Canyon Trail 0.4 mile from Visitor Center
3/31/15

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