Biology:Huernia pillansii
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Huernia
| Huernia pillansii | |
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| Blossom | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Huernia |
| Species: | H. pillansii
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| Binomial name | |
| Huernia pillansii N.E.Br.[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Huernia pillansii, called the cocklebur, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Huernia, native to the Cape Provinces of South Africa.[2] A succulent, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a hothouse ornamental.[3]
References
- ↑ Gard. Chron., ser. 3, 35: 50 (1904)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Huernia pillansii N.E.Br.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:98802-1.
- ↑ "Huernia pillansii cocklebur". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/159286/i-Huernia-pillansii-i/Details.
Wikidata ☰ Q1633944 entry
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