Status: Exotic
Synonyms:
Petunia parviflora Jussieu
Calibrachoa parviflora looks like a miniature petunia, with a purple corolla. The corolla tube is white. The small leaves are oval to oblong and thickened. It is a prostrate annual that grows along creeks and streamsides at lower elevations. The fruit is a pointed egg-shaped capsule with a septum dividing two chambers and containing many tuberculate seeds. Many thanks to Bob Sivinski for help correctly identifying this plant.
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Calibrachoa parviflora, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., CF Canyon, June 5, 2007
Calibrachoa parviflora, closeup of flower, photo Russ Kleinman & Danielle Walkup, Burro Mtns., Pancho Canyon, July 7, 2008
Calibrachoa parviflora, closeup of stipitate glandular inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 2, 2009
Calibrachoa parviflora, closeup of sparsely stipitate glandular oblanceolate leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 2, 2009
Calibrachoa parviflora, macro of capsule, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 2, 2009
Calibrachoa parviflora, macro of opened capsule with seeds, photo Russ Kleinman, Sycamore Canyon near Cliff, November 2, 2009
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