BORAGINACEAE

Onosmodium helleri

Common Name:  Heller's Marbleseed

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flowers and leaves long hairs cover just about every piece of the plant in Onosmodium!

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the flowers in this genus are arranged like a scorpion's tail--this kind of inflorescence is called a scorpioid cyme (pronounced "sime")