Nama lobbii
Encyclopedia
Nama lobbii is a species of flowering plant in the borage family
known by the common names Lobb's fiddleleaf and Woolly nama. It is native to the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range
chain in California
and adjacent sections of Nevada
and Oregon
. It grows in high mountain habitat in dry areas on slopes and ridges.
Nama lobbii is a rhizomatous
perennial herb forming dense mats of glandular hairy to woolly herbage usually spreading more than a metre wide. The sticky, hairy oval leaves are up to six centimetres long, occurring alternately along the branching stems and in clusters at stem forks. The funnel-shaped flowers are just under a centimetre wide with five rounded lobes. They are deep pink to purple in color. The plant sends out wide root networks which can grow up to five meters in length per year and sprout new plants.
in revegetation
projects in its native mountain range
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Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borage or Forget-me-not family, include a variety of shrubs, trees, and herbs, totaling about 2,000 species in 146 genera found worldwide.A number of familiar plants belong to this family....
known by the common names Lobb's fiddleleaf and Woolly nama. It is native to the Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, and the notable volcanoes known as the High Cascades...
chain in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
and adjacent sections of Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
and Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
. It grows in high mountain habitat in dry areas on slopes and ridges.
Nama lobbii is a rhizomatous
Rhizome
In botany and dendrology, a rhizome is a characteristically horizontal stem of a plant that is usually found underground, often sending out roots and shoots from its nodes...
perennial herb forming dense mats of glandular hairy to woolly herbage usually spreading more than a metre wide. The sticky, hairy oval leaves are up to six centimetres long, occurring alternately along the branching stems and in clusters at stem forks. The funnel-shaped flowers are just under a centimetre wide with five rounded lobes. They are deep pink to purple in color. The plant sends out wide root networks which can grow up to five meters in length per year and sprout new plants.
Uses
The plant Nama lobbii has been recommended for use as groundcoverGroundcover
Groundcover refers to any plant that grows over an area of ground, used to provide protection from erosion and drought, and to improve its aesthetic appearance .- Ecosystem :...
in revegetation
Revegetation
Revegetation is the process of replanting and rebuilding the soil of disturbed land. This may be a natural process produced by plant colonization and succession, or an artificial , accelerated process designed to repair damage to a landscape due to wildfire, mining, flood, or other cause...
projects in its native mountain range
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
s.