Nolana

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Nolana is a genus of flowering plants native mainly to coastal regions of South America, known for their showy, often blue, funnel-shaped blossoms.

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Nolana canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
adaptation drought tolerance
salt tolerance
belongsToBiogeographicRegion Atacama Desert fringe
surface form: Humboldt Current coastal desert
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Asterids
Eudicots
cultivation used in coastal gardens
used in rock gardens
describedAs genus of flowering plants
discoveredIn 18th century
family Solanaceae NERFINISHED
floweringPlant true
growthForm annual herb
perennial herb
subshrub
habitat coastal dunes
rocky coastal slopes
sandy soils
hasCommonName Chilean bellflower
Chilean bellflower
surface form: Nolana bellflower
hasFlowerColor blue
violet
hasFlowerShape bell-shaped
funnel-shaped
hasFruitType schizocarp
hasNotableSpecies Nolana atriplicifolia
Nolana humifusa
Nolana mollis
Nolana paradoxa
hasTypeSpecies Nolana paradoxa
kingdom Plantae
leafPersistence mostly deciduous
leafType simple leaves
nativeTo Chile
Peru
South America
coastal regions of South America
order Solanales ONNED1
ornamentalUse grown as an ornamental plant
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
subfamily Solanoideae
taxonomicAuthority Carl Linnaeus
surface form: Linnaeus filius (L.f.)
taxonRank genus

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