Nemesia floribunda

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Nemesia floribunda
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Nemesia
Species:
N. floribunda
Binomial name
Nemesia floribunda

Nemesia floribunda is an erect annual herb that is native to South Africa, but has naturalized elsewhere.

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Description

Nemesia floribunda grows to a height of around 60 centimetres (24 in). Its flowers are 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) in diameter, and are white, with a pale yellow throat.

Taxonomy

Nemesia floribunda was described by the German botanist Johann Georg Christian Lehmann, [1] but was originally discovered and collected by Christian Friedrich Ecklon.

Distribution

Nemesia floribunda is native to South Africa, but has naturalized in New Zealand.

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References

  1. von Schlechtendal, D.F.L., ed. (1836). Linnaea : Ein Journal für die Botanik in ihrem ganzen Umfange. Vol. 10. F. Dümmler. p. 76.