Nierembergia
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).
| Nierembergia | |
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| Nierembergia frutescens | |
Scientific 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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Selected species
- Nierembergia espinosae
- Nierembergia linariifolia
- Nierembergia repens
- Nierembergia rivularis
- Nierembergia scoparia (cupflower)
- Nierembergia veitchii
References
- Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
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