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Wigandia urens  (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth  var. caracasana  (Kunth) D.N. Gibson

(not an active name)
Caracus wigandia
Wigandia urens var. caracasana is a shrub that is not native to California.
also called Wigandia urens
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Parent: Wigandia urens
Genus: Wigandia
Family: Namaceae  
(Hydrophyllaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: escaped cultivar
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS
Alternate Names:
PLANTSWigandia caracasana var. macrophylla
PLANTSWigandia caracasana
JEFWigandia urens
Information about  Wigandia urens var. caracasana from other sources
USDA PLANTS Profile (WIURC)

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Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 02/06/2023).