Scarlet keckiella facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Scarlet keckiella |
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Keckiella
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ternata
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Keckiella ternata is a cool flowering plant that many people call the scarlet keckiella. It belongs to the plantain family.
This plant grows naturally in the mountains of southern California and Baja California. You can find it in different types of places there, like chaparral and woodlands.
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What Does the Scarlet Keckiella Look Like?
The scarlet keckiella is a type of shrub. It can often grow taller than two meters, which is about 6.5 feet! Its branches are a bit waxy and spread out like wands.
Leaves and Branches
The branches have leaves that grow in interesting ways. Some leaves grow in groups of three, called "whorls." Other leaves grow in pairs directly across from each other, which is called "oppositely arranged."
Each leaf is shaped like a long oval or a spear point. It has a pointed tip and gets narrower at the bottom. The edges of the leaves are also a bit toothed or jagged. Each leaf can be up to 6 centimeters long.
Flowers
The plant produces many bright red, tube-shaped flowers. These flowers can be up to 3 centimeters long. They grow in a group called an inflorescence.
If you look closely at the opening of the flower, you might see a fuzzy part. This fuzzy part is called a staminode. It's a special part of the flower that looks like a stamen but doesn't produce pollen.
