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Native |
Annual, glabrous below inflorescence, hairy in inflorescence
Stem erect but weak, often clinging to other plants or debris
Leaves: basal rosette often present (unique in genus)
Inflorescence: raceme, terminal; pedicels 15 mm, lowest generally subtended by twining branchlets
Flower: calyx lobes equal; corolla 912 mm, white to lavender; lower stamens generally exserted
Fruit: upper chamber indehiscent
Chromosomes: n=15
Ecology: Among shrubs in deserts, generally on burns elsewhere
Elevation: 01700 m.
Bioregional distribution: s Outer South Coast Ranges, Southwestern California (except Channel Islands), nw edge Sonoran Desert
Distribution outside California: n Baja California
Flowering time: AprJul
Horticultural information: DRN, DRY: 7, 14, 15, 16, 17 , 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 &part SHD: 8, 9, 10, 11, 12; also STBL.
Introduced |
Annual, hairy; roots fibrous
Stem prostrate to erect, ± branched, 540 cm
Leaf 215 mm, ovate, truncate to cordate, crenate to serrate; lower ± short-petioled
Inflorescence terminal; bracts > pedicels; pedicels 0.52 mm
Flower: sepals 34 mm, unequal (outer pair larger), lanceolate; corolla 23 mm, blue to violet; style 0.41.0 mm
Fruit 34 mm, flat, ciliate; notch 0.50.8 mm
Seed 1 mm, flat, smooth
Chromosomes: 2n=14,16,18
Ecology: Meadows, lawns, gardens
Elevation: < 1500 m.
Bioregional distribution: Klamath Ranges, North Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada Foothills, Great Central Valley, San Francisco Bay Area, Western Transverse Ranges
Distribution outside California: widely naturalized; native to Eurasia
Introduced |
Perennial, rhizomed, ± hairy
Stem decumbent to ascending, rooting at lower nodes, 740 cm
Leaf 1030 mm, ovate, crenate, obtuse, sessile (except lower ± short-petioled)
Inflorescences axillary, opposite (lower often ± alternate); bracts 37 mm; pedicels 67 mm
Flower: sepals 46 mm, ± equal, linear to lanceolate; corolla ± 10 mm, bright blue, center white; style 45 mm
Fruit < calyx, wider than long, obcordate, ciliate
Chromosomes: 2n=16,32
Ecology: Lawns
Elevation: < 100 m.
Bioregional distribution: San Francisco Bay Area
Distribution outside California: native to Europe