Genus Besseya (Noun)
Meaning
Genus of North American spring wildflowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Besseya is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to western North America.
- Genus Besseya includes only a few species of low-growing plants that bloom in early spring with delicate blue flowers.
- One of the species within the genus Besseya is the Rocky Mountain bee plant, also known as Besseya alpina.
- In their natural habitats, the species of the genus Besseya are found growing on dry slopes, meadows, and open woods.
- Botanists classify the genus Besseya within the tribe Gratioleae, a group of mostly New World genera.