along its surface. It is speculated that the plant obtains water, not from its host plants, but through stomata in its leaves. The plant blooms in centimeter-wide flowers which are pink to purple in color with white margins.

Uses

This was an important food item for certain desert-dwelling Native American peoples, including the Cocopah and the Hia C-ed O'odham.

Status

The plant is rare

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