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Physoplexis

Synonyms: Schellanderia; Synotoma

Wikipedia Abstract

Physoplexis comosa, the tufted horned rampion is a species of flowering plant in the family Campanulaceae, native to alpine Europe. It is the only species in its genus, and was formerly included in Phyteuma. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to 8 cm (3 in) tall by 10 cm (4 in) wide, with glossy toothed narrow oval leaves, and dense umbels of necked, pale mauve flowers with prominent purple tips (tufts) in summer. It is found in the Alps at altitudes of 300 m (984 ft) to 1,000 m (3,281 ft). The specific epithet comosa means "tufted".
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Species

Physoplexis comosa (Tufted horned rampion) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0