Triodanis biflora (Ruiz & Pavón) Greene. Common name: Southern Venus's Looking-glass. Phenology: Apr-Jun. Habitat: Roadsides, gardens, glades, disturbed areas. Distribution: E. VA, KY, KS, AZ, and OR, south c. peninsular FL and Mexico; South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Fl7, FNA, GrPl, Il, Mex, Mo2, NY, Tx, Va, WH3, McVaugh (1945), Rosatti (1986); = Specularia biflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Fisch. & C.A.Mey. — F, G, RAB; = Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl. ssp. biflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Lammers — Ar, K4; = Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl. var. biflora (Ruiz & Pav.) K.Bradley — NcTx, Pa, Tn, W; Campanula biflora Ruiz & Pavon. Basionym: Campanula biflora Ruiz & Pav. 1799
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect annual with small purple flowers held close to stem, growing in gardens, glades and on roadsides and other disturbed areas.
Stems: Stems ridged, branched only at base.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, sessile but generally not clasping, elliptic to oval or oblong, to about 1 in. long, sometimes wavy-margined.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in leaf axils, opening 1 at a time and most never opening; purple to pale lavender; about ½ in. wide; consisting of 5 widely spreading petals, 5 white stamens and a 3-lobed stigma.
Fruits: Fruit an ellipsoid capsule.
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Height: 6-20 in.
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description: Erect annual with small purple flowers held close to stem, growing in gardens, glades and on roadsides and other disturbed areas.
stems: Stems ridged, branched only at base.
leaves: Leaves alternate, sessile but generally not clasping, elliptic to oval or oblong, to about 1 in. long, sometimes wavy-margined.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in leaf axils, opening 1 at a time and most never opening; purple to pale lavender; about ½ in. wide; consisting of 5 widely spreading petals, 5 white stamens and a 3-lobed stigma.
fruits: Fruit an ellipsoid capsule.
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