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Ravenella angustiflora

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Ravenella angustiflora

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Ravenella
Species:
R. angustiflora
Binomial name
Ravenella angustiflora
(Eastw.) Morin (2020)
Synonyms[2]

Campanula angustiflora Eastw. (1897)

Ravenella angustiflora is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family Campanulaceae.[2] It is known by the common name Eastwood's bellflower. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the serpentine soils of the hills and mountains surrounding the San Francisco Bay Area. It is a flower of the chaparral plant community. This is a hairy annual herb producing a thin, branching stem up to 20 centimeters tall. The leaves are leathery in texture and oval in shape, measuring between 0.5 and 1 centimeter in length, with a few teeth along the edges. The bell-shaped flower is pale blue or white and just a few millimeters long. The fruit is a ribbed, spherical capsule.

References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ a b Ravenella angustiflora (Eastw.) Morin. Plants of the World Online. Accessed 17 November 2023.
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