Stemodia durantifolia
Stemodia durantifolia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Stemodia |
Species: | S. durantifolia
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Binomial name | |
Stemodia durantifolia |
Stemodia durantifolia is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family known by the common names whitewoolly twintip[1] and purple stemodia. It is native to parts of the Americas, including Mexico and the deserts of California and Arizona. It grows in riparian habitat. It is a perennial herb producing a hairy, glandular, erect stem 10 to 50 centimeters tall. The toothed lance-shaped leaves are found in pairs or triplets at stem nodes, their bases often clasping the stem. The inflorescence is a raceme of violet flowers, each centimeter-long corolla held in a calyx of hairy, pointed sepals. The plant can be seen in bloom throughout most of the year.
References[]
- ^ "Stemodia durantifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
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Categories:
- Plantaginaceae
- Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
- Lamiales stubs