Common Name	Mojave Aster, Mojave Woodyaster
Latin Name	Xylorhiza tortifolia
Native Habitat	Washes and dry slopes 800 to 6,500 feet from Mojave Desert into the Sonoran
Soil	Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic content, well drained
Water	None to once per week
Height X Width	1 foot X 2 feet
Protective Mechanism	None
Leaves	Silver-grey deciduous
Garden Suitability	Thornless, Sonoran
Ornamental Value	Light purple flowers March through May and again in September-October
Nature Value	Food plant for butterfly larvae, birds eat berries
Native American Uses	None known
Links
Images and data	http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8372
Images and data	http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/94449/
Images	http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?stat=BROWSE&query_src=photos_flora_sci&where-genre=Plant&where-taxon=Xylorhiza+tortifolia&title_tag=Xylorhiza+tortifolia
Images and data	http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=XYTOT
Images and data	http://www.theodorepayne.org/gallery/pages/X/xylorhiza_tortifolia.htm
Seeds	http://www.nativeseednetwork.org/viewtaxon?taxon_code=XYTO2

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