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Dwarf Monolepis
Micromonolepis pusilla
  
About Dwarf Monolepis (Micromonolepis pusilla) 0 Nurseries Carry This Plant Micromonolepis pusilla, (Syn. Monolepis pusilla) is the only species of genus Micromonolepis in the flowering plant amaranth family, known by the common names small povertyweed and red povertyweed. It is native to the western United States, including the Great Basin and surrounding areas, where it grows in sandy scrub, dry valleys, playas, and other open habitat. It is a somewhat fleshy annual herb producing a branching, slender stem that has a mealy whitish texture when young and turns dull to bright red with age, losing its grainy coat. It grows up to 14 to 20 centimeters tall. The thick oblong leaves are up to a centimeter long. Clusters of 1 to 3 minute flowers appear in the leaf axils, each flower made up of 3 tiny sepals.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Annual herb

Size
Size
5.5 - 7.9 in tall

Landscaping Information
Natural Setting
Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 10.1" - 13.8", Summer Precipitation: 0.91" - 1.29", Coldest Month: 29.2" - 34.4", Hottest Month: 61.1" - 62.9", Humidity: 1.31" - 19.27", Elevation: 4474" - 6859"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Dwarf Poverty Weed, Red Povertyweed, Small Povertyweed


Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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