Northern bluethread facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Northern bluethread |
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Burmannia (plant)
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biflora
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The Northern Bluethread (scientific name: Burmannia biflora) is a small and pretty plant. It is known for its blue flowers. This plant grows naturally in several warm places.
You can find the Northern Bluethread in Cuba and the Bahamas. It also grows in the southeastern United States. This includes states like Puerto Rico, Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, and Virginia.
About the Northern Bluethread
Where it Lives
The Northern Bluethread loves wet places. It grows in areas like bogs, swamps, and ditches. You can also find it along the edges of lakes. It usually lives in places that are not very high up, less than 100 meters (about 328 feet) above sea level.
What it Looks Like
This plant is an annual herb. This means it grows from a seed, flowers, produces new seeds, and then dies all within one year. It is quite small, usually growing up to 20 centimeters (about 8 inches) tall.
The flowers of the Northern Bluethread are very special. They grow in a loose cluster called a cyme. There can be up to 12 flowers in one cluster. The flowers are usually blue. They have three distinct "wings" on them. Sometimes, the edges of the flowers might be white.
