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Desert Lashes

Blepharis grossa

Also called Little Desert Thistle

Desert Lashes
Photo: Stitchingbushwalker, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Acanthaceae (Acanthus family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Angola to NW. Cape Prov.
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Blepharis grossa is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae native to Angola, Namibia, and the Cape Provinces.

Other Blepharis plants

Cape Lash · Blepharis dhofarensis · Blepharis edulis · Surprise Packet · Stack Lashes · Blepharis spiculifolia · Lashes

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Blepharis grossa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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