Githopsis diffusa
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Githopsis diffusa is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family known by the common name San Gabriel bluecup.[1]
It is native to California and Baja California, where it grows in open habitat on the slopes of foothills and mountains.[2]
Description
Githopsis diffusa is an annual herb forming a small clump at ground level or growing erect to a maximum height near 30 centimeters.[2] The stem may have stiff hairs and the leaves are generally small and pointed.[2]
The small, solitary flower appearing at the tip of the stem is tubular to funnel-shaped and white or purple with a white throat.[2]
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Categories:
- Campanuloideae
- Flora of California
- Flora of Baja California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
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