Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness
Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department
of Natural Sciences
Ayenia filiformis S. Watson
(Trans-Pecos Ayenia)
Family: Malvaceae
Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Ayenia filiformis is easily overlooked as Tragia racemosa. It is a rather
small, sprawling sub-shrub. It is most notable for clawed petals that have unique filiform abaxial
appendages.
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Ayenia filiformis, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Burro Mtns, in a dry arroyo,
August 5 2026

Ayenia filiformis, flower, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Burro Mtns, in a dry arroyo,
August 5 2026

Ayenia filiformis, flower and leaves, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Burro Mtns, in a dry arroyo,
August 5 2026

Ayenia filiformis, buds and leaves, photo Radha Veach, Grant County, Burro Mtns, in a dry arroyo,
August 5 2026
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