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California Hesperochiron

Hesperochiron nanus

California Hesperochiron
Photo: Wallace Keck, Public domain
Family
Hydrophyllaceae (Hydrophyll family)
Native range
W. U.S.A. to Mexico (N. Baja California)
Climate
temperate

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Hesperochiron nanus, synonym Hesperochiron californicus, is a species of flowering plant, native from the western United States to northern Mexico (Baja California). The genus Hesperochiron is placed in the family Hydrophyllaceae. The species was first described by John Lindley in 1824 as Nicotiana nana.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Hesperochiron nanus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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