Nemacladus ramosissimus
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Nemacladus ramosissimus is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family
known by the common name smallflower threadplant. It is native to the mountains and deserts of the southern half of California
and adjacent parts of Baja California
. It is a small annual herb producing a thread-thin erect brown or purplish stem up to about 32 centimeters tall. Lobed oval leaves under 2 centimeters long occur at the base of the plant. The inflorescence
is a series of branches bearing occasional flowers on thin, curving pedicels
. There is a single small bract
at the base of each pedicel. The flower is no more than 2 millimeters long with five white lobes fused along the lower half.
Campanulaceae
The family Campanulaceae , of the order Asterales, contains about 2000 species in 70 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky non-toxic sap...
known by the common name smallflower threadplant. It is native to the mountains and deserts of the southern half of 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 parts of Baja California
Baja California
Baja California officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is both the northernmost and westernmost state of Mexico. Before becoming a state in 1953, the area was known as the North...
. It is a small annual herb producing a thread-thin erect brown or purplish stem up to about 32 centimeters tall. Lobed oval leaves under 2 centimeters long occur at the base of the plant. The inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
is a series of branches bearing occasional flowers on thin, curving pedicels
Pedicel (botany)
A pedicel is a stem that attaches single flowers to the main stem of the inflorescence. It is the branches or stalks that hold each flower in an inflorescence that contains more than one flower....
. There is a single small bract
Bract
In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis, or cone scale. Bracts are often different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of a different color, shape, or texture...
at the base of each pedicel. The flower is no more than 2 millimeters long with five white lobes fused along the lower half.