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Species
northern bluethread
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderDioscoreales
- FamilyBurmanniaceae
Observations301
Stems 3–18 cm. Leaves: basal leaves absent; cauline leaves subulate to lanceolate, 1–4 × 0.2–1 mm. Inflorescences loosely 2–12–flowered cymes, 2-cleft, or flowers solitary; cyme rachis usually distinct, to 2.5 cm; floral bracts subulate to lanceolate, 1.5–3.2 mm. Flowers 3-winged, 3–6 mm, wings blue, to 2.5 mm wide; perianth blue to violet, often with cream-colored lobes; perianth tube 6-lobed; outer lobes triangular, 0.5–1 mm; inner lobes erect, elliptic, 0.4–0.8 mm; pedicel 0–1 mm. Capsules 2–3.5 mm.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 513
- With media
- 490
- Family
- Burmanniaceae
- Collections
- DEK, CM, BRIT, NCSC, NCU, US
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Burmannia
- Image
- Aquatic and wetland plants of southwestern United States (Page 689) BHL3347153 (cropped).jpg
Show 5 more facts
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Burmannia biflora
- taxon common name
- northern bluethread
- Commons category
- Burmannia biflora
- short name
- B. biflora
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