About Kallstroemia parviflora Norton
Kallstroemia parviflora, commonly known as small-flowered carpetweed or warty caltrop, is a species of flowering plant in the creosote-bush family (Zygophyllaceae). It grows in the United States, ranging south into Central America, and spans east to west from Illinois to Arizona. This is an annual plant that produces small orange or yellow zygomorphic flowers, a characteristic consistent with the Zygophyllaceae family. Its compound leaves measure 3 to 6 cm long, and each leaf bears 4 pairs of leaflets. The pubescent stem reaches 30 to 60 cm in length. Flowers are 1 cm across, while the plant’s ovoid fruits are 4 mm long. It grows best in dry soils, and is most often found near roads and railroads.
