Passerina | |
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Passerina obtusifolia from Rooiberg Nature Reserve, South Africa. | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
Subfamily: | Thymelaeoideae |
Genus: | Passerina L. |
Species[1] | |
21; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Passerina is a genus in the plant family Thymelaeaceae, native to southern Africa.[1] They are ericoid bushes growing largely in fynbos and other Southern African scrub habitats.