Calceolaria Argentea
''Calceolaria'' (), also called lady's purse, slipper flower and pocketbook flower,"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", pp. 166-167 Könemann, 2004. or slipperwort, is a genus of plants in the family Calceolariaceae, sometimes classified in Scrophulariaceae by some authors. This genus consists of about 388 species of shrubs, lianas and herbs, and the geographical range extends from Patagonia to central Mexico, with its distribution centre in Andean region. ''Calceolaria'' species have usually yellow or orange flowers, which can have red or purple spots. The ''Calceolaria'' Herbeohybrida group, also called ''C. herbeohybrida'' Voss, is a group of ornamental hybrids known only in cultivation, called florists' slipperwort. Species ''Calceolaria'' contains the following species: *''Calceolaria aconcaguina'' Phil. *''Calceolaria adenanthera'' Molau *''Calceolaria adenocalyx'' Molau *''Calceolaria aiseniana'' Ehrh. *''Calceol ...
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Cypripedium
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