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Venus's Looking-glass

Legousia hybrida

Also called Corn Violet, Venus' Looking Glass

Venus's Looking-glass
Photo: Thomas Meyer, Günzburg, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Campanulaceae (Campanul family)
Grows as
Annual
Native range
Macaronesia, Europe to Medit. and Iran
Climate
temperate

About

Legousia hybrida is a species of annual herb in the family Campanulaceae (bellflowers). They have a self-supporting growth form. They have simple, broad leaves. Individuals can grow to 93 cm (37 in) tall.

Other Legousia plants

European Venus' looking glass · Venus' Looking Glasses

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Legousia hybrida 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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