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

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.

Nama densum

Description

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.

Nama densum

External links

Jepson Manual Treatment

Montana Field Guide

Photo gallery

Hydrophylloideae

Flora of California

Flora of the West Coast of the United States

Flora of the Southwestern United States

Flora of the Northwestern United States

Flora of the Western United States

Flora without expected TNC conservation status

Nama densum