(Triodanis perfoliata ssp. perfoliata)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Description |
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Height |
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4″ to 40″ |
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Flower Color |
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Blue to purple |
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Habitat |
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Dry. Prairies, ledges, bluff tops, upland forest openings, streambanks, river banks, roadsides, railroads, disturbed sites. |
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Biology |
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Flowering |
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May to August |
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2/1/2014 | ||||
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Native |
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Taxonomy |
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Kingdom | Plantae (green algae and land plants) | ||
Subkingdom | Viridiplantae (green plants) | ||
Infrakingdom | Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) | ||
Superdivision | Embryophyta (land plants) | ||
Division | Tracheophyta (vascular plants) | ||
Subdivision | Spermatophytina (seed plants) | ||
Class | Magnoliopsida (flowering plants) | ||
Superorder | Asteranae | ||
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Asterales (sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies) | ||
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Campanulaceae (bellflower) | ||
Subfamily | Campanuloideae | ||
Genus |
Triodanis (Venus’ looking-glass) | ||
Species | Triodanis perfoliata (clasping-leaved Venus’ looking-glass) | ||
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Synonyms |
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Legousia perfoliata Specularia perfoliata |
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Common Names |
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clasping Venus' looking-glass clasping Venus' lookingglass clasping-leaved Venus’ looking-glass clasping-leaf Venus’-looking-glass round-leaved triodanis |
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Plant portrait - Venus' looking glass (Triodanis perfoliata) Identify that Plant |
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About
Published on Aug 15, 2013 A detailed look at characteristics of Venus' looking glass (Triodanis perfoliata). These images can help to accurately identify the plant during different phases of its annual life cycle. |
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