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Nama californicum

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Boraginaceae

Genus
  
Nama

Higher classification
  
Nama

Order
  
(unplaced)

Subfamily
  
Hydrophylloideae

Scientific name
  
Nama californicum

Rank
  
Species

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Nama californicum is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name California fiddleleaf. It is native to much of California and parts of western Nevada, where it grows in several types of dry and sandy habitat in desert, mountain, and valley areas.

Description

It is a densely hairy annual plant forming a small patch on the ground with prostrate stems no more than 10 centimeters long. The small leaves are oval, widely lance-shaped, or spoon-shaped and coated in coarse or fine hairs. The inflorescence is a cluster of many tiny tubular flowers in shades of pale pink or white. Each five-lobed flower is about 2 millimeters wide.

References

Nama californicum Wikipedia