NatureWorld record
Smallest complete flower (length)
Record
0.6 mm
0.024 in
- Record holder
- Parish's wild buckwheat (Eriogonum parishii)
What to remember
Three sepals, three petals, three stamens and a pistil of three carpels: the flower of Eriogonum parishii brings all these parts together in just 0.6 mm of length.
This plant of the family Polygonaceae, known as Parish's wild buckwheat, is native to Upper and Baja California. Its pink flowers are trimerous, meaning their parts come in threes.
The record specifies a complete flower: Eriogonum parishii packs that full set of sepals, petals, stamens and carpels into less than a millimetre.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “List of world records held by plants” (revision used 1347420353). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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