Francoa

Francoa

Taxobox
name = Bridal wreath


image_width = 204px
image_caption = "Francoa sonchifolia"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Geraniales
familia = Francoaceae
genus = "Francoa"
genus_authority = Cav.
species = "F. sonchifolia"
binomial = "Francoa sonchifolia"
binomial_authority =

"Francoa" is a genus of the Francoaceae family. It include only the species "Francoa sonchifolia", an herb endemic to Chile, commonly known as Bridal Wreath. 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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