Francoa appendiculata

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Francoa appendiculata
Francoa appendiculata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Melianthaceae
Genus: Francoa
Species: F. appendiculata
Binomial name
Francoa appendiculata
A.Juss. ex Cav.

Francoa appendiculata is a species of the Melianthaceae family which consists of herbs endemic to Chile.


Plants may grow up to one metre high and produce basal clumps of round, deeply lobed, dark green, fuzzy leaves with winged leafstalks. Compact racemes of small, cup-shaped flowers, which are pink with red markings, appear in summer and early fall.


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