Nama aretioides

Ground nama

Family: Namaceae · Type: perennial · Native

Ground nama is a California native perennial found in dry, rocky habitats at elevations typically between 1,000 to 2,500 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces small white to lavender flowers with a salverform corolla measuring 5 to 18 millimeters long. Growing with prostrate stems 3 to 12 centimeters long that are repeatedly forked, it forms dense, low-growing mats covered in coarse, appressed hairs that are often swollen at the base. Its leaves are nearly sessile and closely attached to the stem, contributing to the plant's compact, ground-hugging growth form. The tiny seeds are compressed, irregularly elliptic-ovoid, and range from brown to black with subtle surface textures.

California counties: Inyo, Lassen, Mono, Tulare, Sierra, Kern

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.