Nama Species, Purplemat, Purple Mat

Per Jan Emming owner of the Destination:Forever Ranch and Gardens, a 40 acre desert botanical garden and sustainable living homestead in ...Read Morethe Arizona desert with a nursery:

Purple mat (Nama demissum) and woolly daisy (Eriophyllum wallacei) make a brief appearance on tiny plants in open, sandy flats between desert shrubs in suitable years. These tiny plants are mature at only 1 to 2 inches tall, although they can occasionally reach a whopping 4 inches wide if they are in a favorable location!