Eudianthe coeli-rosa

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Eudianthe coeli-rosa
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In bloom
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Eudianthe
Species:
E. coeli-rosa
Binomial name
Eudianthe coeli-rosa
(L.) Fenzl ex Endl.
Synonyms[1]
  • Agrostemma coeli-rosea L.
  • Coronaria coeli-rosa (L.) Fr. ex Heynh.
  • Eudianthe oculata A.Braun
  • Lychnidia coeli-rosa (L.) Pomel
  • Lychnis coeli-rosa (L.) Desr.
  • Pontinia coeli-rosa (L.) Fr.
  • Silene coeli-rosa (L.) Godr.

Eudianthe coeli-rosa, called the rose of heaven, is a flowering plant in the family Caryophyllaceae, native to the Canary Islands, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Portugal, Spain, France (including Corsica), and Italy (including Sardinia and Sicily). An annual, it is grown in gardens as an ornamental.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "Eudianthe coeli-rosa (L.) Fenzl ex Endl". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.


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