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Triodanis perfoliata
Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl.
Legousia perfoliata (L.) Britton
Specularia perfoliata (L.) A. DC.
Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl. var. perfoliata
Venus’ Looking Glass
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Asterales | Flowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies |
| Family | Campanulaceae | Campanula or bellflower family; means “bell-shaped flowers” |
| Genus | Triodanis | From Greek treis, “three,” and odons, “tooth,” hence “three-toothed” |
| Species | perfoliata | Refers to a leaf which has its margins entirely surrounding the stem in such a fashion that the stem seems to pass through the leaf |
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Triodanis perfoliata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 12 Oct 2018.
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