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dwarf monkey-fiddle  Geotagged,Hesperochiron pumilus,Spring,United States,dwarf monkey-fiddle Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

General:
Low, scapose, herbaceous perennial from a taproot and a few slender rhizomes
Leaves:
Leaf blades oblanceolate to ovate, up to 7 cm. long and 2 cm. wide, equaling the petiole, usually glabrous except for the hairy margins.
Flowers:
Peduncles single-flowered, 1-5, shorter than the leaves; calyx cleft to near the base; corolla white with purple veining, saucer-shaped, 1.5-3 cm. wide, the 5 glabrous lobes 2-4 times as long as the internally-hairy tube; stamens 5, the.. more

Similar species: Boraginales
Species identified by morpheme
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By morpheme

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Uploaded May 6, 2019. Captured May 5, 2019 10:53 in Unnamed Road, Selah, WA 98942, USA.
  • X-E2
  • f/1.0
  • 1/160s
  • ISO200
  • 55mm