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Maskmen
Alonsoa
Alonsoa (mask flower) is a genus of 12 species of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. The genus includes both herbaceous and shrubby species.
The genus is native to Central and western South America, from south Mexico to Peru and Chile. At least two species are native to South Africa. Alonsoas grow to around 30–100 cm tall, and have small, broadly oval, serrated leaves. The red, orange, yellow, white or occasionally blue flowers are borne on a loose terminal raceme.
11 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Mask Flower
speciesAlonsoa meridionalis
Maskflower
speciesAlonsoa unilabiata
Alonsoa linearis
speciesAlonsoa linearis
Alonsoa acutifolia
speciesAlonsoa acutifolia
Alonsoa caulialata
speciesAlonsoa caulialata
Alonsoa honoraria
speciesAlonsoa honoraria
Prawn Maskman
speciesAlonsoa peduncularis
Alonsoa auriculata
speciesAlonsoa auriculata
Alonsoa serrata
speciesAlonsoa serrata
Alonsoa minor
speciesAlonsoa minor
Alonsoa pallida
speciesAlonsoa pallida
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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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 120094.