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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Campanulaceae
Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.
clasping Venus'-looking-glass, round-leaved triodanis
Triodanis: "Three teeth," referring to the seed
perfoliata: Latin for "through the leaf"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 4"-40" tall forb, usually unbranched |
| Flower: | blue to purple, 5-parted, 1/3"-1/2" wide, widely-spreading petals, center white with a protruding, white style; inflorescence of 1 to several, mostly stalkless flowers from the upper leaf axils; blooms May-Aug. |
| Fruit: | oblong capsule |
| Leaf: | rounded, clasping, usually toothed and with palmate veins |
| Habitat: | dry; disturbed sites, cliffs; in sandy soil |
| (Glossary) |
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