Diplacus tricolor (Hartw. ex Lindl.) G.L.Nesom is a plant in the Phrymaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Diplacus tricolor (Hartw. ex Lindl.) G.L.Nesom

Diplacus tricolor (Hartw. ex Lindl.) G.L.Nesom

Diplacus tricolor is an annual herb with distinctively colored, patterned flowers reaching up to 14 cm tall.

Family
Genus
Diplacus
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Diplacus tricolor (Hartw. ex Lindl.) G.L.Nesom

Diplacus tricolor is an annual herb that reaches a maximum height of approximately 14 centimeters. Its oppositely arranged, lightly hairy leaves are broadly lance-shaped, and grow up to around 4.5 centimeters in length. The flower corolla can be up to 5 centimeters long, with a narrow tubular base that emerges from an uneven calyx of sepals. The wide opening of the flower is deep pink, with a blotched white and yellow throat, and a large maroon spot at the base of each of its five lobes.

Photo: (c) David Hofmann, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Phrymaceae Diplacus

More from Phrymaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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