Dimeresia
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Dimeresia is a monotypic genus in the sunflower family
containing the single species Dimeresia howellii, which is known by the common name doublet. The doublet is a very tiny annual flowering plant rarely exceeding 4 centimeters in height or width. It forms a small tuft on the ground with several oval-shaped leaves and an inflorescence of tiny white to purple bell-shaped flowers each a few millimeters long. This uncommon plant is found in one region in the western United States where northeastern California meets Oregon and Nevada at the Modoc Plateau
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Asteraceae
The Asteraceae or Compositae , is an exceedingly large and widespread family of vascular plants. The group has more than 22,750 currently accepted species, spread across 1620 genera and 12 subfamilies...
containing the single species Dimeresia howellii, which is known by the common name doublet. The doublet is a very tiny annual flowering plant rarely exceeding 4 centimeters in height or width. It forms a small tuft on the ground with several oval-shaped leaves and an inflorescence of tiny white to purple bell-shaped flowers each a few millimeters long. This uncommon plant is found in one region in the western United States where northeastern California meets Oregon and Nevada at the Modoc Plateau
Modoc Plateau
The Modoc Plateau lies in the northeast corner of California as well as parts of Oregon and Nevada. It is a mile-high expanse of lava flows with cinder cones, juniper flats, pine forests, and seasonal lakes. The plateau is thought to have been formed approximately 25 million years ago...
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