Nierembergia

Nierembergia
Nierembergia frutescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Subfamily: Petunioideae
Genus: Nierembergia
Ruiz & Pav.
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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).

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References

  1. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607

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