Nierembergia
Appearance
Nierembergia | |
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Nierembergia frutescens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Solanales |
Family: | Solanaceae |
Subfamily: | Petunioideae |
Genus: | Nierembergia Ruiz & Pav. |
Species | |
See text |
Nierembergia /ˌnɪərɛmˈbɜːrɡiə/,[1] common name cupflower, is a genus of plants in the nightshade family. It is named after the Spanish Jesuit and mystic Juan Eusebio Nieremberg (1595-1658).
Selected species
[edit]- Nierembergia espinosae
- Nierembergia linariifolia
- Nierembergia rivularis
- Nierembergia scoparia (cupflower)
- Nierembergia veitchii
References
[edit]- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
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