Draperia

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Lamiids
Ordo: Boraginales

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Hydrophylloideae
Genus: Draperia
Species: D. systyla
Name

Draperia Torr., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 401 (1868)

monotypic taxon

References
Primary references

Torrey, J., 1868. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 7: 401

Links

Hassler, M. 2020. Draperia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 March 4. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Draperia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 March 4. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Draperia. Published online. Accessed: 4 March 2020.

Vernacular names

Draperia is a monotypic genus of plants which includes the single species Draperia systyla, known by the common name violet draperia. This small perennial wildflower is endemic to California. There, it grows in woodlands and rocky slopes in high mountains.. Its leaves, flowers, and fruits are hairy. The flowers are funnel-shaped and generally light pink to lavender in color.
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