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Variable Lionface
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Variable Lionface

Nemesia versicolor

Nemesia versicolor (also known as the variable lionface or the Afrikaans names: kappieblommetjie and weeskindertjies) is a species of perennial flowering plant in the family Scrophulariaceae. It is endemic to the Northern and Western Cape Provinces of South Africa.

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Description

Nemesia versicolor has opposite, ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaves. The corolla is variable in colour.

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Range & habitat

Nemesia versicolor is endemic to the Northern Cape and Western Cape provinces, but it is also found in the Eastern Cape.

Wikipedia: “Range”

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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