English: Erect Birthwort.
Region: southern USA, northern Mexico.
Habitat: sunny conditions; 20 to 45 °C in summer, 5-12 °C in winter; drought-resistant; alkaline; succulents requirements.
Use: ornamental, admirable, attractive.
BotanyHerb; perennial; tuberous, scrambling perennial; 10 to 30 cm tall.
Leaves: inconspicuous; looks like grass when not flowering.
Root: storing its resources in irregularly shaped carrot-like underground organs.
Flowers: impressive; pale with spotted purple throat and a long, brown appendix.