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Amargosa Niterwort (Nitrophila mohavensis)

  • Amargosa Niterwort (Nitrophila Mohavensis) https://www.sagebud.com/amargosa-niterwort-nitrophila-mohavensis
    Credit: Stan Shebs | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Amargosa Niterwort (Nitrophila Mohavensis) https://www.sagebud.com/amargosa-niterwort-nitrophila-mohavensis
    Credit: Stan Shebs | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Amargosa Niterwort (Nitrophila Mohavensis) https://www.sagebud.com/amargosa-niterwort-nitrophila-mohavensis
    Credit: Stan Shebs | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Amargosa Niterwort (Nitrophila Mohavensis) https://www.sagebud.com/amargosa-niterwort-nitrophila-mohavensis
    Credit: Stan Shebs | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Amargosa Niterwort (Nitrophila Mohavensis) https://www.sagebud.com/amargosa-niterwort-nitrophila-mohavensis
    Credit: Stan Shebs | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Amargosa Niterwort (Nitrophila Mohavensis) https://www.sagebud.com/amargosa-niterwort-nitrophila-mohavensis
    Credit: Stan Shebs | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
  • Amargosa Niterwort (Nitrophila Mohavensis) https://www.sagebud.com/amargosa-niterwort-nitrophila-mohavensis
    Credit: Stan Shebs | Own work | License: CC-BY-SA-2.5 CC-BY-SA-3.0-migrated GFDL
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Nitrophila Mohavensis, or more commonly know as Amargosa Niterwort, is a forb/herb (a forb/herb is a non-woody plant that is not a grass) of the genus Nitrophila. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Nitrophila Mohavensis or Amargosa Niterwort's floral region is North America US Lower 48, specifically in the states of California and Nevada.

  • Category: Dicot
  • Genus: Nitrophila
  • Family: Chenopodiaceae
  • Order: Caryophyllales
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (N)
  • Federal T/E Status: Endangered
  • Federal T/E Common Name: Amargosa niterwort
  • State T/E Status: CA (E) NV (FP)
  • State T/E Common Name: CA (Amargosa niterwort) NV (Amargosa niterwort)
  • National Wetland Indicator Status: FACW OBL
  • Regional Wetland Indicator Status: 8(FACW) 0(OBL*)





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