Pholistoma membranaceum is a species of flowering plant in the borage family which is known by the common name white fiesta flower.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Genus: | Pholistoma |
| Species: | P. membranaceum
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| Binomial name | |
| Pholistoma membranaceum (Benth.) Constance
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It is native to western North America from central California to Baja California.[1] It can be found in many types of habitat from mountain ravines to beaches to desert scrub generally below 4,500 feet (1,400 m) elevation.[1]
Description edit
Pholistoma membranaceum is an annual herb with a waxy, fleshy, bristly stem up to 90 centimeters long and branching profusely, sometimes forming a tangle. The leaves are deeply lobed or cut and borne on winged petioles. The foliage is coated in hairs.[2]
The inflorescence consists of cymes of 2 to 10 flowers each under a centimeter wide. Each pedicel is 5–20 millimetres (0.2–0.8 in). Calyx lobes are oblong and 1–3 millimetres (0.04–0.12 in). The flower is white, usually with a purple spot or streak on each of its five lobes.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b Sullivan, Steven. K. (2018). "Pholistoma membranaceum". Wildflower Search. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ^ a b "Pholistoma membranaceum". in Jepson Flora Project (eds.) Jepson eFlora. Jepson Herbarium; University of California, Berkeley. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
External links edit
Media related to Pholistoma membranaceum at Wikimedia Commons- Pholistoma membranaceum — UC Photo gallery
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