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Hedbergia
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Hedbergia

Hedbergia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants, initially classified in Scrophulariaceae, and now within the broomrape family Orobanchaceae. It contains a unique species, Hedbergia abyssinica. It is an afromontane genus, widespread in grasslands and scrubs of the mountains of tropical Africa, and known from Ethiopia, Zaire, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Nigeria, and Cameroons.

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3 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Hedbergia abyssinica

speciesHedbergia abyssinica

Hedbergia decurva

speciesHedbergia decurva

Hedbergia longiflora

speciesHedbergia longiflora

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