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'''''Blepharis''''' is a genus of [[plant]] in family [[Acanthaceae]]. | '''''Blepharis''''' is a genus of [[plant]] in family [[Acanthaceae]]. | ||
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Blepharis (Greek, eyelash; referring to fringe, bracts). Acanthaceae. A large (80 species) genus of dwarf, often spiny shrubs and herbs, allied to Acanthus, and of similar culture. Fls. in bracted spikes; calyx cruciate, 4-parted nearly to the base, the 2 inner sepals much shorter than the outer; corolla short-tubed, the limb blue or white; caps, ellipsoid, flattened and woody. | |||
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==Cultivation== | |||
===Propagation=== | |||
===Pests and diseases=== | |||
==Species== | |||
contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete): | |||
* ''[[Blepharis attenuata]]'' [[Napper]] | |||
* ''[[Blepharis crinita]]'' <small>[[Juss.]]</small> | |||
* ''[[Blepharis dhofarensis]]'', [[Anthony G. Miller|A.G.Mill.]] | * ''[[Blepharis dhofarensis]]'', [[Anthony G. Miller|A.G.Mill.]] | ||
* ''[[Blepharis spiculifolia]]'' | * ''[[Blepharis linariifolia]]'' [[Christiaan Hendrik Persoon|Pers.]] | ||
<!-- | * ''[[Blepharis maderaspatensis]]'' ([[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Benjamin Heyne|B.Heyne]] ex [[Albrecht Wilhelm Roth|Roth]] | ||
{{ | * ''[[Blepharis mitrata]]'' [[Charles Baron Clarke|C.B.Clarke]] | ||
* ''[[Blepharis spiculifolia]]'' [[Isaac Bayley Balfour|Balf.f.]] | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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==References== | |||
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> | |||
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> | |||
==External links== | |||
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Blepharis is a genus of plant in family Acanthaceae.
Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture |
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Blepharis (Greek, eyelash; referring to fringe, bracts). Acanthaceae. A large (80 species) genus of dwarf, often spiny shrubs and herbs, allied to Acanthus, and of similar culture. Fls. in bracted spikes; calyx cruciate, 4-parted nearly to the base, the 2 inner sepals much shorter than the outer; corolla short-tubed, the limb blue or white; caps, ellipsoid, flattened and woody.
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Cultivation
Propagation
Pests and diseases
Species
contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Blepharis attenuata Napper
- Blepharis crinita Juss.
- Blepharis dhofarensis, A.G.Mill.
- Blepharis linariifolia Pers.
- Blepharis maderaspatensis (L.) B.Heyne ex Roth
- Blepharis mitrata C.B.Clarke
- Blepharis spiculifolia Balf.f.
Gallery
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photo 1
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photo 2
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photo 3
References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
- w:Blepharis. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Blepharis QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)