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Soft-hair Marbleseed

Lithospermum bejariense

The Soft-hair Marbleseed is a pretty plant with soft, fuzzy leaves. It grows small, round seeds that look like marbles! This plant loves sunny places and can be found in dry areas.

Lebensraum: Desert

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The Soft-hair Marbleseed is a low-growing plant with numerous soft, fuzzy leaves that give it a grayish-green appearance. It produces small, star-shaped flowers that are typically creamy white or pale yellow. Its distinctive, hard, shiny seeds resemble tiny, smooth marbles.

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Soft-hair Marbleseed
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Soft-hair Marbleseed

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Interessante Fakten

Its hard seeds were once used by Native Americans as tiny, natural beads for making jewelry!

Some tiny ants help spread its hard seeds to new places, acting like little gardeners!

The plant's scientific name, Lithospermum, literally means 'stone seed' because its seeds are so hard!

This tough plant can live for many years, growing new stems each spring from its deep roots!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Fuzzy Shield

Soft-hair Marbleseed has tiny, soft hairs all over its leaves that help it survive in hot, dry places by reducing water loss.

Fähigkeit

Tough Seeds

Soft-hair Marbleseed produces very hard, smooth, marble-like seeds that are protected and can last a long time before sprouting.

Fähigkeit

Deep Drinker

Soft-hair Marbleseed can grow a long taproot deep into the soil to find water, helping it thrive in drier environments.

Maße und Details

Höhe
10-40 cm
Ausbreitung
15-30 cm
Blütengröße
0.5-1 cm
Blütezeit
Spring to summer
Essbar
Nein
Giftigkeit
Keine
Lebenszyklus
Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode
Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

Honey Bee

Apis mellifera

attracted to its small white flowers

pollinates

Common Eastern Bumblebee

Bombus impatiens

collects nectar from its blossoms

eaten by

White-tailed Deer

Odocoileus virginianus

its foliage is occasionally browsed

eaten by

Red Imported Fire Ant

Solenopsis invicta

ants disperse and consume its seeds

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

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Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das höhe von Soft-hair Marbleseed?

10-40 cm

Was ist der/die/das ausbreitung von Soft-hair Marbleseed?

15-30 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütengröße von Soft-hair Marbleseed?

0.5-1 cm

Was ist der/die/das blütezeit von Soft-hair Marbleseed?

Spring to summer

Was ist der/die/das essbar von Soft-hair Marbleseed?

Nein

Was ist der/die/das giftigkeit von Soft-hair Marbleseed?

Keine

Was ist der/die/das lebenszyklus von Soft-hair Marbleseed?

Mehrjährig

Was ist der/die/das bestäubungsmethode von Soft-hair Marbleseed?

Insekten

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