Biology:Githopsis pulchella
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Githopsis pulchella | |
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| subsp. pulchella | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Githopsis |
| Species: | G. pulchella
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| Binomial name | |
| Githopsis pulchella Vatke
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Githopsis pulchella is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common names Sierra bluecup and largeflower bluecup. It is endemic to California , where it grows in the lower elevations of the Sierra Nevada and in the southern reaches of the Cascade Range.
This is an annual herb producing an erect stem to a maximum height anywhere between 4 and 40 centimeters. The hairy or hairless stem has occasional small lance-shaped leaves. The solitary flower appears at the top of the stem. It is one or two centimeters long, bell-shaped, and deep violet with a white throat. The small, erect style can be seen in the throat.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5565103 entry
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