Browallia americana L.

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Browallia americana

Picture: Bart Wursten
Greystone Nature Preserve, Harare

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Synonyms: Browallia viscosa Kunth
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Annual herb, often depauperate. Flowers violet or deep blue.
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Derivation of specific name: americana: of America.
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Worldwide distribution: Native from Mexico to Bolivia.
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Flora of Mozambique: Browallia americana
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Browallia americana
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Browallia americana
Flora of Zimbabwe: Browallia americana
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Browallia americana

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Browallia americana
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Browallia americana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Browallia americana
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Browallia americana
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iNaturalist: Browallia americana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Browallia americana
JSTOR Plant Science: Browallia americana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Browallia americana
Plants of the World Online: Browallia americana
Tropicos: Browallia americana
Wikipedia: Browallia americana


Copyright: Mike Bingham, Annette Willemen, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Mark Hyde, 2011-24

Bingham, M.G., Willemen, A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. and Hyde, M.A. (2024). Flora of Zambia: Species information: Browallia americana.
https://www.zambiaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=150900, retrieved 29 March 2024

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