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Family:
Polemoniaceae (phlox family)
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A total of 18 genera and 385 species, native to the Americas and Eurasia. One
species is naturalised in southern Africa, and an additional six
genera and 10 species are cultivated in southern Africa.
Species naturalised in southern Africa
List from
Flora of
Zimbabwe.
Cobaea
scandens (Cup and saucer vine)
Native to Mexico, it is cultivated in southern Africa and is a rare escape
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Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002). Species are listed for those genera
with only one species represented in southern Africa.
Cantua
Two species cultivated: Cantua buxifolia (native to Peru and
Bolivia), and Cantua pyrifolia (native to Peru and Ecuador). |
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Phlox
Four species cultivated, all native to the USA. |
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Gilia achilleifolia
Native to California and Mexico. |
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Ipomopsis rubra
Native to the USA. |
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Navarretia squarrosa (Skunkweed)
Native to western Canada and USA. |
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