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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