Nama densum
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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: | Nama |
| Species: | N. densum
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Nama densum (also, Nama densa) is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name leafy fiddleleaf, or leafy nama.
Distribution[edit]
It is native to the western United States from the Pacific Northwest to California to Colorado, where it grows in many types of mostly sandy or gravelly habitat.
Description[edit]
It is a very hairy annual plant forming a small patch of prostrate stems up to 10 centimeters long. It bears lance-shaped leaves up to 4 centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a tiny solitary flower blooming from a leaf axil. Each flower is white to purple-tinged, funnel-shaped, and just a few millimeters long.
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