Neotorularia torulosa (Desf.) Hedge & J. Léonard

This is a shy desert annual plant. It produces first a leaf rosette and a cluster of dense flower in the middle (as u see in the pic). If there is additional rain it will develop a stem with more flowers, if not the exsisting flowers will fruit and the plant will dry out. This flexibility is typical to many other desert annuals.

This is a shy desert annual plant. It produces first a leaf rosette and a cluster of dense flower in the middle (as u see in the pic). If there is additional rain it will develop a stem with more flowers, if not the exsisting flowers will fruit and the plant will dry out. This flexibility is typical to many other desert annuals.