Violet Wildflower
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Name: Stemodia
durantifolia Common Name: Whitewoolly Twintip Flower Color: Violet Plant Type: Herb, Annual Height: To 20 inches (51 cm) tall Date Observed: June 5, 2004 & May 8, 2004 Notes: The tubular, purple-lined flowers have a yellow throat, 2 pairs of stamens, and 5 rounded lobes (2 on the upper lip and 3 on the lower lip). The flowers are in whorls of 3 in the upper leaf axils. The toothed, lanceolate leaves are in whorls of 2 or 3 at the nodes. These hairy, glandular plants grow in wet soil. |
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