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Calceolaria
Also called Slipper and Pocketbook Flower, Slipperwort, Vascular Plants, Tracheophytes
Calceolaria is a genus of about 269 species of shrubs, lianas and herbs, native from Patagonia to central Mexico. The commonly grown plants are the florists' slipperwort hybrids, which are treated as cool-weather bedding or pot plants.
Calceolaria (), also called lady's purse, slipper flower and pocketbook flower, or slipperwort, is a genus of plants in the family Calceolariaceae, though classified in Scrophulariaceae by some authors. This genus consists of about 269 species of shrubs, lianas and herbs, and the geographical range extends from Patagonia to central Mexico, with its distribution centre in Andean region. Calceolaria species have usually yellow or orange flowers, which can have red or purple spots. The Calceolaria Herbeohybrida group, also called C. herbeohybrida Voss, is a group of ornamental hybrids known only in cultivation, called florists' slipperwort.
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