Francoa
Appearance
Francoa | |
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Francoa sonchifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Francoaceae |
Genus: | Francoa Cav. |
Francoa is a
perennials endemic to Chile. Plants may grow up to one metre high and produce basal clumps of round, deeply lobed, dark green, fuzzy leaves with winged leafstalks. Compact racemes
of small, cup-shaped flowers, which are pink with red markings, appear in summer and early fall.
Plants of the world online recognise this genus as monotypic, with Francoa appendiculata as the only species. [1] The Catalogue of the vascular plants of Chile recognise the varieties Francoa appendiculata Cav. var. appendiculata, Francoa appendiculata Cav. var. ramosa (D. Don) Rolfe and Francoa appendiculata Cav. var. sonchifolia (Cav.) Rolfe.[2]
Species
- Francoa alba H.Jacq.
- Cav.
- Francoa glabrata DC.
- Francoa lyrata Ruiz & Pav.apud Lopez
- D.Don
- Poepp.
- Lodd.(Bridal wreath)
References
Media related to Francoa at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ "Francoa Cav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-11-10.
- S2CID 92042478.