PRIMULACEAE

Samolus ebracteatus var. cuneatus

Common Name:  Limerock Brookweed

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Samolus ebracteatus ssp cuneatus leaves.jpg (81063 bytes) Samolus ebracteatus ssp cuneatus inflorescence.jpg (34871 bytes)
habit and habitat--Samolus ebracteatus var. cuneatus is often found on wet limestone boulders or faces near seeps.  What is the leaf shape present here?  Also, notice that these leaves are basal. inflorescence--what kind of inflorescence is this?

Samolus ebracteatus ssp cuneatus flowers.jpg (33568 bytes)

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flowers--notice the pink tinge inflorescence closeup, illustrating the minute glandular hairs that cover the pedicels and rachis