Loeseliastrum matthewsii [1] is an annual herbaceous plant of the Polemoniaceae family known by the common name desert calico. It is native to the Mojave and Sonoran Deserts of western North America, where it is relatively common.[2] It is a small plant with alternately arranged leaves, each up to 4 centimeters long and edged with bristle-tipped teeth. The flower is white, lavender, and purple streaked with a maroon arch over a white patch on each of the upper lobes.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Polemoniaceae |
| Genus: | Loeseliastrum |
| Species: | L. matthewsii
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The plant was named for Washington Matthews.[3]
References
edit- ^ NRCS. "Loeseliastrum matthewsii". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Loeseliastrum matthewsii". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2022.
- ^ "Who's In a Name: Loeseliastrum matthewsii". Retrieved 2019-04-20.
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