Nama demissum

Nama demissum is an annual flowering plant. It is known by the common name purplemat, or purple mat.

Distribution
Purple mat, Nama demissum, grows in the American desert southwest, such as the Mojave Desert, and parts of Mexico on dry sandy or gravelly flats from 2000' to 5500' in creosote bush scrub.

Description
Nama demissum grows to three inches high in a small patch of hairy glandular herbage. The flowers range from pinkish to purple. It blooms from February to May.

Varieties

 * Nama demissum var. covillei Brand—Coville's purplemat
 * Nama demissum var. demissum Gray—purple mat, purplemat