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Monopsis
Sign in to saveMonopsis is a genus of small, Lobelia-like herbaceous plants indigenous to Africa. A few species are annuals, but most are perennials. Common names are not well established, but often refer to more familiar plants, as in "wild violet" for Monopsis unidentata, "yellow lobelia" for Monopsis lutea or "pansy lobelia" for Monopsis debilis.
Species
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 7
- Family
- Campanulaceae
- Collections
- NY, NAUF, GH, UPS, MNHN
- Recorded in
- South Africa, United States, Tanzania
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lobelioideae
- Image
- Monopsis unidentata IMG 0436s.JPG
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- topic's main category
- Category:Monopsis
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- Monopsis
- homonymous taxon
- Monopsis
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Distribution
- Taxonomy
- Horticulture
- References
Monopsis is a genus of small, Lobelia-like herbaceous plants indigenous to Africa. A few species are annuals, but most are perennials. Common names are not well established, but often refer to more familiar plants, as in "wild violet" for Monopsis unidentata, "yellow lobelia" for Monopsis lutea or "pansy lobelia" for Monopsis debilis.
==Description== Their stems are variously but irregularly branched and in many species are prostrate and creeping, rooting at nodes. Such species are horticulturally useful components of flat ground cover.
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