Triodanis leptocarpa

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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| status_system = TNC

| status_ref = {{cite web |last1=NatureServe |title=Triodanis leptocarpa |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144370/Triodanis_leptocarpa |access-date=11 January 2024 |location=Arlington, Virginia |date=2024}}

| genus = Triodanis

| species = leptocarpa

| authority = (Nutt.) Nieuwl.

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Triodanis leptocarpa, commonly called slimpod Venus' looking-glass, is a species of flowering plant in the bellflower family (Campanulaceae). It is native to the United States, where it is found primarily in the Great Plains and Midwest. Its natural habitat is in dry upland prairies and open rock outcrops. It is tolerant of disturbance and can be found in pastures and roadsides.

Triodanis leptocarpa is an herbaceous annual. It can be distinguished from other members of the genus Triodanis by its long, narrow leaves and fruits with a single locule. In addition, the fruits from cleistogamous flowers twist and arch away from the stem. It blooms from May to August.

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{{BONAP|ref|genus=Triodanis|species=leptocarpa|accessdate=27 November 2019}}

{{cite book |last=Yatskievych |first=George |date=2006 |title=Flora of Missouri, Volume 2 |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden Press |pages=757}}

[http://fieldguide.mt.gov/speciesDetail.aspx?elcode=PDCAM0N040 Slim-pod Venus'-looking-glass - Triodanis leptocarpa] Montana Field Guide

{{cite book |last1=Diggs |first1=George |last2=Lipscomb |first2=Barney |last3=O'Kennon |first3=Robert |date=1999 |title=Flora of North Central Texas |url=http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/bio/gdiggs/NCTXpdf.htm |publisher=Botanical Research Institute of Texas |page=501 }}

{{PLANTS|id=TRLE3|taxon=Triodanis leptocarpa|access-date=27 November 2019}}

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Category:Campanuloideae

Category:Flora of the Northeastern United States

Category:Flora of the North-Central United States

Category:Flora of the Northwestern United States

Category:Flora of the South-Central United States

Category:Flora of the Southeastern United States

Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status