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habitat |
flower |
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form |
stamens | |
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Habitat: |
rich, moist or wet woods |
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Plant Height: |
20-60 cm tall; erect to slightly ascending; usually multiple stems from base branching near apex |
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Flower Color: |
lavender/blue |
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Flower: |
ovary superior with nectar rings at base; 5 stamens adnate at base of corolla tube which is 5 connate petals; 2.5 cm long; nodding |
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Inflorescence: |
compact; lateral cymes |
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Fruit: |
nutlet |
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Leaves: |
alternate; petioles winged; ovate to slightly rounded; entire; upper leaves reduced becoming bracts at base of peduncles |
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Bloom Time: |
April-May |
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Origins: |
native |
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Other: |
smooth, glaucous (covered with fine, waxy powder) plant with conspicuously veined leaves | |