Chenopodiaceae

Amargosa niterwort

Nitrophila mohavensis Munz & J.C.Roos

Family: Chenopodiaceae
Genus: Nitrophila

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Amargosa niterwort (Nitrophila mohavensis) — FlowerPhoto: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Amargosa niterwort

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nina House, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.