Stevens' nama
Nama stevensii C. Hitchc.
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Morphology
- Stem
- Erect, widely branched from bases to just above mid-stem, covered with stiff-hairs.
- Leaves
- Alternate, simple, sessile, linear to linear-lanceolate, .5 to 1.25 inch long, less than 1/8 inch wide, grayish stiff-hairy; margins entire, rolling under; tips taper to points.
- Inflorescence
- Solitary flowers or terminal cymes, in leaf axils.
- Flower
- 5-parted; calyces deeply divided almost to base, lobes long-pointed; corollas 5-lobed, funnel to bell shaped, about 1/4 inch long, lavender; stamens 5, unequal in length, less than 1/2 as long as corollas, bases of filaments expanded into minute, free-margined appendages.
- Fruit
- Capsules; seeds 40-50, tiny, yellow.
Ecology
- Habitat
- Open sites in sandy, gypsum soils.
- Distribution
- South-central Kansas
Additional Notes
Comments
Stevens' nama occurs only in south-central counties bordering Oklahoma.
Quick Facts
- Plant Type
- Wildflower
- Family
- Hydrophyllaceae - Waterleaf Family
- Life Span
- Annual
- Height
- 2-10 inches
- Last Updated
- 2007-10-08
Color Groups
Blue, Purple, Lavender & Violet Wildflowers
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Blooms: May, June, July