Scopulophila rixfordii produces a branching stem 10 to 30 centimeters long which anchors to its substrate by a taproot. It has areas of woolly fibers on the stem but is mostly hairless.
There are small, fleshy green leaves with linear or lance-shaped blades oppositely arranged along the stem. Each is accompanied by a small, pointed stipule.
Flowers occur in the leaf axils and are solitary or arranged in small clusters. The flowers have no petals but thin white sepals with thin membranous edges.
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scopulophila, rixfordii, species, flowering, plant, family, caryophyllaceae, known, common, name, rixford, rockwort, scientific, classification, kingdom, plantae, clade, tracheophytes, clade, angiosperms, clade, eudicots, order, caryophyllales, family, caryoph. Scopulophila rixfordii is a species of flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae known by the common name Rixford s rockwort Scopulophila rixfordii Scientific classification Kingdom Plantae Clade Tracheophytes Clade Angiosperms Clade Eudicots Order Caryophyllales Family Caryophyllaceae Genus Scopulophila Species S rixfordii Binomial name Scopulophila rixfordii Brandegee Munz amp I M Johnst Synonyms Achyronychia rixfordii Brandegee The plant is native to the Mojave Desert of eastern California southern Nevada and probably Arizona It grows in rocky habitat including sheer limestone cliffs and canyons Description editScopulophila rixfordii produces a branching stem 10 to 30 centimeters long which anchors to its substrate by a taproot It has areas of woolly fibers on the stem but is mostly hairless There are small fleshy green leaves with linear or lance shaped blades oppositely arranged along the stem Each is accompanied by a small pointed stipule Flowers occur in the leaf axils and are solitary or arranged in small clusters The flowers have no petals but thin white sepals with thin membranous edges External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Scopulophila rixfordii Jepson Manual Treatment Scopulophila rixfordii USDA Plants Profile for Scopulophila rixfordii Flora of North America UC CalPhotos gallery of Scopulophila rixfordii nbsp This Caryophyllaceae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Scopulophila rixfordii amp oldid 1194352633, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,