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Longmane Lionface
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Longmane Lionface

Nemesia cheiranthus

Nemesia cheiranthus, also known as the Long-eared Nemesia, is an annual herb native to South Africa, with white and yellow flowers, occasionally with purple markings. The upper petals are long and thin, there are two typically orange bulbous protuberances on the otherwise yellow lower lip, which may be centrally indented. The leaves are toothed and lance-shaped. It typically grows to 40 cm (16 in) and is distributed mainly in Namaqualand on sandy soils.

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 120060.