Nama hispidum

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Nama hispidum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Nama
Species:
N. hispidum
Binomial name
Nama hispidum
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Nama hispidum is an annual flowering plant. Common names include sand bells, rough nama, and bristly nama.

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Sand bells grow in the American desert southwest. [1]

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