''Calceolaria tomentosa'' is a

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belonging to the genus ''

Calceolaria ''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 ...

'' and native to

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."Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", pp. 166-167 Könemann, 2004. ''Calceolaria tomentosa'' can reach a height of about 1 meter (3 feet). It has soft, wide

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leaves and a soft stem. The flowers are yellow.

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IPNI Listing
tomentosa Flora of Peru {{Lamiales-stub