Zenobia (plant)
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| Zenobia pulverulenta | |
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| Genus: | Zenobia |
| Species: | Zenobia pulverulenta
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| Zenobia pulverulenta | |
Zenobia is a genus of small shrubs in the family Ericaceae. There is only one species in this genus — Zenobia pulverulenta from bogs of south-east of USA. The common English name of this plant is Honeycup.
It is an evergreen plant with blue-green leaves and small white flowers in the shape of bells.
The genus was named in honour of Zenobia Septimia (240 — after 274), Queen of Palmira.[1]
Honeycup is cultivated as a garden plant.
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For more multimedia, go to Category:Zenobia (Ericaceae). |
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Wikispecies has an entry on: Zenobia |
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Zenobia (plant) Archived 2008-10-13 at the Wayback Machine
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Zenobia pulverulenta Archived 2008-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ITIS: Zenobia (plant)
- NCBI: Zenobia (plant)
- USDA Plants Profile: Zenobia pulverulenta
