Biology:Githopsis
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Short description: Genus of plants
| Bluecups | |
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| Githopsis diffusa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Campanuloideae |
| Genus: | Githopsis Nutt. |
Githopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family which are known as bluecups. These are small annual wildflowers with white or purple white-throated blooms. Bluecups are native to western North America, especially California .[1][2][3] There are four known species within the genus.[4]
Species:
- Githopsis diffusa A.Gray - San Gabriel bluecup - California, Baja California, Guadalupe Island
- Githopsis pulchella Vatke - Sierra bluecup - Sacramento Valley of California
- Githopsis specularioides Nutt. - common bluecup - Vancouver Island, Washington, Oregon, California, northern Idaho, northwestern Montana
- Githopsis tenella Morin - tubeflower bluecup - California
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5565108 entry
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