Cleveland's horkelia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cleveland's horkelia |
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Horkelia
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clevelandii
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Horkelia clevelandii is a beautiful flowering plant in the rose family. It is often called Cleveland's horkelia. This plant grows naturally in the Peninsular Ranges, which are mountain areas in southern California and northern Baja California, Mexico.
This plant is a perennial herb. This means it lives for more than two years and does not have a woody stem like a tree. It grows in clumps with long, fern-like leaves and stems that stand upright.
What Does Cleveland's Horkelia Look Like?
Cleveland's horkelia has leaves that can be up to 18 centimeters (about 7 inches) long. These leaves are made of many smaller parts called leaflets. The leaflets are shaped like triangles or are rounded. Each one has small teeth or lobes along its edges. They are also covered in fine, soft hairs.
Flowers and Stems
The plant's thin stems can grow to be 10 to 50 centimeters (about 4 to 20 inches) tall. At the top of these stems, you'll find groups of several flowers. These groups are called inflorescences.
Each flower has:
- Hairy, pointed leaf-like parts called bractlets.
- Pointed green parts called sepals, which protect the flower bud.
- Narrow, oval-shaped petals that are white.
In the center of each flower, there are ten stamens. Stamens are the parts that produce pollen. There can also be up to 50 pistils, which are the parts that will develop into seeds.
Who Was Daniel Cleveland?
The second part of the plant's scientific name, clevelandii, is a special way to honor someone. It is called the specific epithet. This specific epithet honors a man named Daniel Cleveland.
Daniel Cleveland was a plant collector and a lawyer. He lived in San Diego during the 1800s. He helped discover and collect many plants from the region.
