Family: Nyctaginaceae, Four-o'clock view all from this family

Description A soft-haired, sticky plant with bright pink, trumpet-shaped flowers in heads that bloom on stalks growing from leaf axils.
Flowers: head 2-3" (5-7.5 cm) wide, with 5 lobes on end of "trumpet."
Leaves: 1/2-1 1/2" (1.3-3.8 cm) long, opposite, ovate, with slightly wavy, scalloped edges.
Fruit: with 3-5 wings.
Height: creeper, with flower stalks to about 10" (25 cm) high, but stems trailing on the sand, up to 3' (90 cm) long.

Flower March-October.

Habitat Sandy desert soil.

Range Southeastern California, southern Nevada, and western Arizona; south into northwestern Mexico.

Discussion Following ample winter rains, Desert Sand Verbena may carpet miles of desert with pink.