Dimeresia

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Dimeresia is a monotypic genus in the sunflower family containing the single species Dimeresia howellii, known by the common name doublet.[1][2][3]

Distribution

This uncommon plant is endemic to an area of the Great Basin region in the western United States, in northeastern California, southeastern Oregon, southwestern Idaho, and northwestern Nevada.[1][4][5][6]

It grows in dry volcanic soils, primarily on the Modoc Plateau volcanic plain, at elevations of Script error: No such module "convert"..[4]

Description

Dimeresia howellii 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 is cobwebby at base and glandular above.[4]

The inflorescence has tiny white to purple bell-shaped flowers each a few millimeters long.[4] The flowering period is May to August.[1]

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