clasping-leaved Venus’ looking-glass
(Triodanis perfoliata ssp. perfoliata)
Conservation • Wetland • Description • Habitat • Biology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
Conservation Status |
|
|||||||
| IUCN Red List | not listed |
|||||||
| NatureServe | N5 - Secure SNR - Unranked |
|||||||
| Minnesota | not listed |
|||||||
Wetland Indicator Status |
||||||||
| Great Plains | FAC - Facultative |
|||||||
| Midwest | FAC - Facultative |
|||||||
| Northcentral & Northeast | FACU - Facultative upland |
|||||||
Description |
||
|
||
Height |
||
4″ to 40″ |
||
Flower Color |
||
Blue to purple |
||
Similar Species |
||
Habitat |
||
Dry. Prairies, ledges, bluff tops, upland forest openings, streambanks, river banks, roadsides, railroads, disturbed sites. |
||
Biology |
||
Flowering |
||
May to August |
||
Use |
||
|
||
Distribution |
||||
|
Sources |
|||
| 2/1/2014 | ||||
Nativity |
||||
Native |
||||
Occurrence |
||||
|
||||
Taxonomy |
|||
| 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 | ||
Order |
Asterales (sunflowers, bellflowers, fanflowers, and allies) | ||
Family |
Campanulaceae (bellflower) | ||
| Subfamily | Campanuloideae | ||
Genus |
Triodanis (Venus’ looking-glass) | ||
| Species | Triodanis perfoliata (clasping-leaved Venus’ looking-glass) | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
|||
|
|||
Synonyms |
|||
Legousia perfoliata Specularia perfoliata |
|||
Common Names |
|||
clasping Venus' looking-glass clasping Venus' lookingglass clasping-leaved Venus’ looking-glass clasping-leaf Venus’-looking-glass round-leaved triodanis |
|||
| Visitor Photos | |||
Share your photo of this plant. |
|||
This button not working for you? |
|||
| MinnesotaSeasons.com Photos | |||
Plant |
|||
 |
|||
Inflorescence |
|||
 |
|||
Leaves |
|||
 |
|||
| Slideshows | ||
| Plant portrait - Venus' looking glass (Triodanis perfoliata) Identify that Plant |
||
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. |
||
| Visitor Videos | |||
Share your video of this plant. |
|||
This button not working for you? |
|||
| Other Videos | |||
| Visitor Sightings | ||||
Report a sighting of this plant. |
||||
|
This button not working for you? Simply email us at info@MinnesotaSeasons.com. Be sure to include a location. |
||||
| MinnesotaSeasons.com Sightings | ||||
Last Updated: