Hesperochiron
| Hesperochiron | |
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| Hesperochiron californicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophylloideae |
| Genus: | Hesperochiron S.Wats. |
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Two species:
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Hesperochiron is a small genus of plants in the waterleaf family containing two species native to western North America. These are thick-rooted perennial herbs growing in squat patches at ground level and producing bluish-white flowers with yellow throats. They grow in wet areas such as seepy meadows.
The species are generally similar in appearance, with oblong green leaves up to 7 or 8 centimeters long and 2 to 3 wide, often coated with tiny hairs. Hesperochiron californicus, the California hesperochiron, produces slightly larger flowers than the dwarf hesperochiron, Hesperochiron pumilus.
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Hesperochiron pumilus
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Categories:
- Hydrophylloideae
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Flora of the West Coast of the United States
- Flora of the Western United States
- Boraginaceae genera
- Asterid stubs