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Selago
Sign in to saveSelago is a genus of plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, closely related to Scrophularia and Verbascum. It contains around 190 species, mostly in southern Africa, ranging from Kenya and Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa, and including Madagascar.
Species
shining firmoss
PHYLUM
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 299
- With media
- 237
- Family
- Scrophulariaceae
- Collections
- NY, RSA, MICH, MEL, ANSP
- Recorded in
- South Africa, India, Lesotho, Malawi, Tanzania
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Scrophulariaceae
- Image
- Selago spuria.jpg
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- Category:Selago
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon name
- Selago
- Commons category
- Selago
- taxonomic type
- Selago corymbosa
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Selago is a genus of plants in the family Scrophulariaceae, closely related to Scrophularia and Verbascum. It contains around 190 species, mostly in southern Africa, ranging from Kenya and Democratic Republic of the Congo to South Africa, and including Madagascar.
Two species are listed on the IUCN Red List: Selago lepida Hilliard Selago nachtigalii Rolfe
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