Blennosperma
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Blennosperma is a genus of plants which contains only three species. They are known commonly as stickyseeds; indeed, the name Blennosperma is Greek
for "slimy seed." Two of these species are endemic to California in the United States. The third is found only in Chile
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Species:
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
for "slimy seed." Two of these species are endemic to California in the United States. The third is found only in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
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Species:
- Blennosperma bakeriBlennosperma bakeriBlennosperma bakeri is a rare species of flowering plant in the daisy family known by the common names Baker's stickyseed and Sonoma sunshine. It is endemic to Sonoma County, California, where it is known from a few remaining vernal pool sites on the wet grasslands of the Laguna de Santa Rosa and...
- Baker's stickyseed - Blennosperma nanumBlennosperma nanumThe annual herb Blennosperma nanum has the common names glue-seed and common stickyseed. It is a small yellow flower closely related to the daisy. The petals are a paler yellow than many other daisy-like flowers, and the ring of stamens ooze a viscous white juice containing the pollen. The seeds...
- glueseed - Blennosperma chilense - Chilean stickyseed