Nolana paradoxa, the Chilean bellflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to central and southern Chile.[1][2] A spreading half-hardy annual reaching 9 in (23 cm) and useful as an edger or ground cover, it requires full sun.[2] There is a cultivar, 'Blue Bird'.[3]

Nolana paradoxa
At the Berlin Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Solanales
Family: Solanaceae
Genus: Nolana
Species:
N. paradoxa
Binomial name
Nolana paradoxa
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Nolana alba Phil.
    • Nolana atriplicifolia D.Don
    • Nolana atriplicifolia f. alba (S.W.Fletcher) Moldenke
    • Nolana atriplicifolia var. cuneifolia Dunal
    • Nolana geminiflora Phil.
    • Nolana grandiflora F.Dietr.
    • Nolana littoralis (Miers) Dunal
    • Nolana napiformis Phil.
    • Nolana navarri Phil.
    • Nolana ochrocarpa Phil.
    • Nolana paradoxa var. alba S.W.Fletcher
    • Nolana paradoxa subsp. atriplicifolia (D.Don) Mesa
    • Nolana petiolata (Phil.) Reiche
    • Nolana rupestris Phil.
    • Periloba paradoxa (Lindl.) Raf.
    • Sorema atriplicifolia (D.Don) Lindl.
    • Sorema littoralis Miers
    • Sorema paradoxa (Lindl.) Lindl.
    • Sorema petiolata Phil.

N. paradoxa serves as a model system for scientific studies on flower color.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nolana paradoxa Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b Hessayon, D. G. (1996). The New Bedding Plant Expert. p. 73. ISBN 9780903505451.
  3. ^ "Nolana paradoxa 'Blue Bird'". The Royal Horticultural Society. 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  4. ^ Stavenga, Doekele G.; Van Der Kooi, Casper J. (2016). "Coloration of the Chilean Bellflower, Nolana paradoxa, interpreted with a scattering and absorbing layer stack model". Planta. 243 (1): 171–181. doi:10.1007/s00425-015-2395-0. PMC 4698304. PMID 26369332.
  5. ^ van der Kooi, Casper J.; Elzenga, J. Theo M.; Staal, Marten; Stavenga, Doekele G. (2016). "How to colour a flower: on the optical principles of flower coloration". Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 283 (1830). doi:10.1098/rspb.2016.0429. PMC 4874715. PMID 27170723.