Sinningia canescens, called the Brazilian edelweiss, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sinningia, native to southeastern and southern Brazil.[2] A tuberous perennial reaching 30 cm (12 in), it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a hothouse ornamental.[3]

Sinningia canescens
In bloom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Gesneriaceae
Genus: Sinningia
Species:
S. canescens
Binomial name
Sinningia canescens
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Corytholoma canescens (Mart.) Fritsch
    • Rechsteineria canescens Kuntze
    • Rechsteineria canescens var. macrophylla Hoehne
    • Rechsteineria canescens var. obovata Hoehne

References

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  1. ^ Selbyana 1: 32 (1975)
  2. ^ a b "Sinningia canescens (Mart.) Wiehler". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Sinningia canescens Brazilian edelweiss". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 16 March 2021.