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Diascia vigilis

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Diascia vigilis
At the Botanischer Garten Münster
Close-up of flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Genus: Diascia
Species:
D. vigilis
Binomial name
Diascia vigilis

Diascia vigilis, called the twinspur or elf spur, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Diascia, native to South Africa.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 41: 313 (1983)
  2. ^ "Diascia vigilis Hilliard & B.L.Burtt". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Diascia vigilis twinspur". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 16 February 2021. Other common names; ... elf spur. Synonyms; Diascia elegans, Diascia flanaganii