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purple mat

Nama demissa

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 320, February 294, March 879, April 658, May 347, June 255, July 219, August 223, September 283, October 289, November 372, December 286.
United States5,008
California3,517
Arizona389
Nevada226
Utah29
Mexico22
Baja California11
Sonora8
New Mexico2
Washington2

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
Orderborages · Boraginales
Familyborage family · Boraginaceae
GenusNama

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