Nemesia denticulata (Benth.) A.L.Grant ex Fourc. is a plant in the Scrophulariaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Nemesia denticulata (Benth.) A.L.Grant ex Fourc.

Nemesia denticulata (Benth.) A.L.Grant ex Fourc.

Nemesia denticulata is a mat-forming South African flowering perennial that has won the RHS Award of Garden Merit.

Genus
Nemesia
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Nemesia denticulata (Benth.) A.L.Grant ex Fourc.

Nemesia denticulata, commonly called the toothed aloha, is a species of flowering plant. It belongs to the genus Nemesia, which is part of the figwort family Scrophulariaceae. This species is native to the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal provinces of South Africa. It is a mat-forming perennial plant often used for garden borders, and it has received the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. Its Latin specific epithet denticulata means "slightly toothed", and this name refers to the notched edges of the plant's petals.

Photo: (c) Charl Strydom, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Charl Strydom · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Scrophulariaceae Nemesia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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