| Romanzoffia | |
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| Romanzoffia sitchensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrophylloideae |
| Genus: | Romanzoffia Cham. |
| Species | |
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5 - see text | |
Romanzoffia is a genus of flowering plants in the waterleaf family known as mistmaids or mistmaidens. There are 5 species which are native to western North America from California north to Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. Mistmaids may be annual or perennial and low patchy herbs to small bushes, depending on species. They bear attractive bell-shaped white flowers that make them desirable as ornamentals in the appropriate climates.
Species
Five species are accepted.
- Romanzoffia californica Greene - California mistmaiden
- Romanzoffia sitchensis Bong. - Sitka mistmaiden
- Romanzoffia thompsonii Marttala - Thompson's mistmaiden
- Romanzoffia tracyi Jeps. - Tracy's mistmaiden
- Romanzoffia unalaschcensis Cham. - Alaska mistmaiden
References
- ^ Romanzoffia Cham. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
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