Romanzoffia californica
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Romanzoffia californica is a species of flowering plant in the borage family
known by the common name California mistmaiden. It is native to Oregon
and northern California
, where it grows in moist and wet habitat, such as coastal bluffs and mountain forests.
Romanzoffia californica grows erect to 40 centimeters tall from a network of hairy brown tuber
s. Around the base is a number of leaves with rounded, evenly lobed blades on petioles
several centimeters long.
The inflorescence
is a curving cyme of flowers, each on a small, erect pedicel
. The flower has a funnel-shaped corolla which may just exceed a centimeter long, set in a calyx of pointed sepal
s. The corolla is white in color with a yellow throat. The fruit is a capsule up to a centimeter long.
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 name California mistmaiden. It is native to 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...
and northern 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...
, where it grows in moist and wet habitat, such as coastal bluffs and mountain forests.
Romanzoffia californica grows erect to 40 centimeters tall from a network of hairy brown tuber
Tuber
Tubers are various types of modified plant structures that are enlarged to store nutrients. They are used by plants to survive the winter or dry months and provide energy and nutrients for regrowth during the next growing season and they are a means of asexual reproduction...
s. Around the base is a number of leaves with rounded, evenly lobed blades on petioles
Petiole (botany)
In botany, the petiole is the stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem. The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole are called stipules. Leaves lacking a petiole are called sessile, or clasping when they partly surround the...
several centimeters long.
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 curving cyme of flowers, each on a small, erect pedicel
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....
. The flower has a funnel-shaped corolla which may just exceed a centimeter long, set in a calyx of pointed sepal
Sepal
A sepal is a part of the flower of angiosperms . Collectively the sepals form the calyx, which is the outermost whorl of parts that form a flower. Usually green, sepals have the typical function of protecting the petals when the flower is in bud...
s. The corolla is white in color with a yellow throat. The fruit is a capsule up to a centimeter long.