Sinningia canescens

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
  1. Selbyana 1: 32 (1975)
  2. "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.


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