Triodanis biflora

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Triodanis biflora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Triodanis
Species:
T. biflora
Binomial name
Triodanis biflora
(Ruiz & Pav.) Greene
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Distribution of Triodanis biflora
Synonyms
  • Specularia biflora

Triodanis biflora is a species of flowering plant native to the Americas and known commonly as small Venus' looking-glass. [1] The flower is solitary and has a bell-shaped blue or purple corolla. Its leaf arrangement is alternate and its leaf type is simple. Its leaves are thin, serrate and sessile.

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References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Triodanis biflora". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.