Loasa Explained
Loasa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loasaceae. The genus contains about 100 species native to Central and South America.[1] Species of Loasa are prickly herbs or shrubs that have nettle-like stinging hairs.[2] Some species of Loasa are grown as ornamental plants and are known as Chile nettle.[3] Its flowers have five yellow petals covering united stamens and distinctive large coloured nectaries. Caiophora is a closely related genus that also has stinging hairs and is found on rocky slopes of the Andes.[2]
Selected Species
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- Loasa acanthifolia
- Loasa acerifolia
- Loasa argentina
- Loasa arnottiana
- Loasa caespitosa
- Loasa elongata
- Loasa elongata
- Loasa filicifolia
- Loasa floribunda
- Loasa hastata
- Loasa heterophylla
- Loasa humilis
- Loasa illapelina
- Loasa incurva
- Loasa insons
- Loasa mollensis
- Loasa multifida
- Loasa nitida
- Loasa pallida
- Loasa paradoxa
- Loasa placei
- Loasa prostrata
- Loasa sclareifolia
- Loasa sigmoidea
- Loasa tricolor
- Loasa triloba
- Loasa unguiculata
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Loasa Adans. . Plants of the World Online . Kew Science . 18 May 2021.
- Web site: Loasaceae . Britannica.
- Web site: Loasa (Loasaceae) . RHS Horticultural Database . The Royal Horticultural Society . 18 May 2021.
- Web site: Loasa Adans. . International Plant Names Index . 18 May 2021.
