Biology:Nierembergia scoparia
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Short description: Species of plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Nierembergia |
| Species: | N. scoparia
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| Nierembergia scoparia Sendtn.
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Nierembergia scoparia is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae.[1]
It goes by the common name cupflower or tall cupflower. The species is an herbaceous perennial native to Argentina , Brazil , and Uruguay. It can grow up to 2.5 feet high. Flowers are up to an inch wide and pale blue.[2]
The species is used as a garden plant.[2] Cultivars have been bred to have darker purple coloration in their flowers.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Nierembergia scoparia" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/817160-1. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nierembergia scoparia - Plant Finder". https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=287181.
- ↑ "Nierembergia Plant Profile" (in en). https://www.thespruce.com/nierembergia-plant-profile-5074164.
Further reading
- Godo, T.; Mii, M. (2001). "Transgenic Nierembergia scoparia (Tall Cupflower)". Transgenic Crops III 48: 237–248. doi:10.1007/978-3-662-10603-7_17.
Wikidata ☰ Q2354003 entry
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