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Browallia americana
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Greystone Park NR, Harare
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| Synonyms: |
Browallia viscosa Kunth |
| Common names: | Jamaica forget-me-not (English) |
| Frequency: | A local escape |
| Status: | Introduced |
| Description: |
Annual herb, often depauperate. Flowers violet or deep blue. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | americana: American |
| Habitat: | In disturbed places: roadsides and as a weed of cultivated land. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to tropical America |
| Mozambique distribution: | Z (other?) |
| Growth form: | A |
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| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Monday 23 July 2012 |
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Other sources of information about Browallia americana:
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Browallia americana pageBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Browallia americana
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Browallia americana
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Browallia americana
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GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Browallia americana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Browallia americana
JSTOR Plant Science: Browallia americana
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Browallia americana
Tropicos: Browallia americana
West African Plants database: Browallia americana
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