Blepharis capensis | |
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In Little Karoo, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Acanthaceae |
Genus: | Blepharis |
Species: | B. capensis |
Binomial name | |
Blepharis capensis (L.f.) Pers. | |
Blepharis capensis; also known as Cape lashes, is a species of plant in the genus Blepharis . [1]
Blepharis capensis is native to South Africa, ranging from Namibia to Cape Province, which it lives in the subtropics. [2]
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