Small-Flower Sand Puffs
Tripterocalyx micranthus

Family: Four O'Clock (Nyctaginaceae)
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Photo taken on: June 17, 2014
Location: CR 142, Abiquiu, NM
Life Zones: Plains and foothills
Habitat: Sandy soil

Grows branched and sprawling with soft hairy grey-green foliage. Flowers are tiny, white to pink and funnel-shaped with pinkish-green tubes and small lobes. The fruit is winged and forms an attractive sphere.

Flora of North America reference.