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Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Phygelius' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/phygelius/). Accessed 2022-08-13.

Family

  • Scrophulariaceae

Species in genus

Glossary

calyx
(pl. calyces) Outer whorl of the perianth. Composed of several sepals.
corolla
The inner whorl of the perianth. Composed of free or united petals often showy.
alternate
Attached singly along the axis not in pairs or whorls.
exserted
Protruding; pushed out.

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Credits

Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles

Recommended citation
'Phygelius' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/phygelius/). Accessed 2022-08-13.

Phygelius

Phygelius capensis.

A genus of two species of subshrubs, natives of S. Africa. Leaves opposite or the upper ones alternate. Flowers showy, on recurved stalks, in terminal panicles. Calyx with five lobes. Corolla-tube elongated, curved in P. capensis; limb with five rounded lobes. Stamens four, exserted.

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