Nama densum

Nama densum (also, Nama densa) is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name leafy fiddleleaf, or leafy nama.

Nama densum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Nama
Species:
N. densum
Binomial name
Nama densum
Lemmon

Distribution

It is native to the western United States from the Pacific Northwest to California to Colorado, where it grows in many types of mostly sandy or gravelly habitat.

Description

It is a very hairy annual plant forming a small patch of prostrate stems up to 10 centimeters long. It bears lance-shaped leaves up to 4 centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a tiny solitary flower blooming from a leaf axil. Each flower is white to purple-tinged, funnel-shaped, and just a few millimeters long.

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