Nama californica - Uses, Benefits & Common Names
Table of Contents
- Summary
- Common names
- Description
- Uses & Benefits
- Flower, Seeds and seedlings
- Where to find
- References
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Angiosperms
Order:
Boraginales
Family:
Genus:
Species:
californica
ID:
1067649
Status:
valid
Authors:
(A.Gray) J.Bacon
Source:
tro
Year:
1989
Citation Micro:
Aliso 12(2): 332. 1989
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001066987
Common Names
- California Nama
- California Namajoy
- California Namalove
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Find Suppliers & Request SamplesDescription
Nama californica (also called California Nama, among many other common names) is an annual herb with small, white flowers. It is native to the western United States, from California to Utah and Arizona, and grows in dry, sandy soils.
Uses & Benefits
Nama californica is a drought-tolerant plant used in landscaping for its attractive foliage and flowers. It can also be used as a ground cover or a low-growing hedge.
Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
The flower of Nama californica is a white or pink, bell-shaped flower with five petals. The seeds are small, round, and dark brown. The seedlings have a rosette of leaves with a single stem and are usually light green in color.
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Nama californica is native to California and Nevada.
Species in the Nama genus
Nama bartlettii, Nama rzedowskii, Nama spatulata, Nama stewartii, Nama jamaicensis, Nama propinqua, Nama parviflora, Nama canescens, Nama cubana, Nama hispida, Nama orizabensis, Nama pusilla, Nama retrorsa, Nama rothrockii, Nama sandwicensis, Nama stenocarpa, Nama torynophylla, Nama xylopoda, Nama dichotoma, Nama coulteri, Nama depressa, Nama biflora, Nama densa, Nama aretioides, Nama sericea, Nama hirsuta, Nama undulata, Nama rotundifolia, Nama serpylloides, Nama palmeri, Nama flavescens, Nama turneri, Nama prostrata, Nama origanifolia, Nama hitchcockii, Nama stevensii, Nama lobbii, Nama demissa, Nama carnosa, Nama havardii, Nama parvifolia, Nama ovata, Nama affine, Nama quiexobrana, Nama californica, Nama linearis, Nama hintoniorum, Nama marshii, Nama schaffneri, Nama stenophylla,
Species in the Boraginaceae family
Actinocarya acaulis, Actinocarya tibetica, Adelocaryum coelestinum, Adelocaryum flexuosum, Adelocaryum malabaricum, Adelocaryum nebulicola, Adelocaryum lambertianum, Aegonychon purpurocaeruleum, Aegonychon zollingeri, Aegonychon purpurea-coeruleum, Aegonychon calabricum, Aegonychon calabrum, Afrotysonia africana, Afrotysonia glochidiata, Afrotysonia pilosicaulis, Alkanna amana, Alkanna angustifolia, Alkanna areolata, Alkanna attilae, Alkanna aucheriana, Alkanna auranitica, Alkanna bracteosa, Alkanna caliensis, Alkanna cappadocica, Alkanna confusa, Alkanna corcyrensis, Alkanna cordifolia, Alkanna dumanii, Alkanna frigida, Alkanna froedinii, Alkanna galilaea, Alkanna graeca, Alkanna haussknechtii, Alkanna hellenica, Alkanna hirsutissima, Alkanna hispida, Alkanna incana, Alkanna intercedens, Alkanna jordanovii, Alkanna kotschyana, Alkanna leiocarpa, Alkanna leptophylla, Alkanna lutea, Alkanna macrophylla, Alkanna macrosiphon, Alkanna maleolens, Alkanna megacarpa, Alkanna methanaea, Alkanna milliana, Alkanna mughlae,
References
The Plant List v1.1 record tro-16200582: Based on the initial data import
Asa Gray (1810-1888): Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'A.Gray' in the authors string.