''Nolana'' (Chilean bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or

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s in the nightshade

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. The genus is mostly native to

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. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on flower color.

Classification

There are a number of synonyms for ''Nolana'': ''Alibrexia'', ''Aplocarya'', ''Bargemontia'', ''Dolia'', ''Gubleria'', ''Leloutrea'', ''Neudorfia'', ''Osteocarpus'', ''Pachysolen'', ''Periloba'', ''Rayera'', ''Sorema'', ''Teganium'', ''Tula'', ''Velpeaulia'', ''Walberia'', and ''Zwingera''. ''Nolana'' is the only genus in the Solanaceae which has a fruit composed of mericarps, although its flower and other vegetative morphology is similar to other plants in this family. It seems to be most closely related to '' Lycium'' and ''

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Phylogenetic Systematics of Nolana (Solanaceae) and Biogeographic Implications for the Atacama and Peruvian Deserts.
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Selected species

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Nolana acuminata ''Nolana'' (Chilean bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on flo ...

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Nolana atriplicifolia ''Nolana paradoxa'', the Chilean bellflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to central and southern Chile. A spreading half-hardy annual reaching and useful as an edger or ground cover, it requires full sun. Th ...

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Nolana crassulifolia ''Nolana'' (Chilean bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...

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Nolana galapagensis ''Nolana galapagensis'' , is a species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which ...

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Nolana humifusa ''Nolana'' (Chilean bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...

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Nolana prostrata ''Nolana'' (Chilean bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...

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Nolana rupicola ''Nolana'' (Chilean bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...

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Nolana sedifolia ''Nolana'' (Chilean bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...

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Nolana tenella ''Nolana'' (Chilean bell flower) is a genus of hard annual or perennial plants in the nightshade family. The genus is mostly native to Chile and Peru. Species in this genus, especially '' N. paradoxa'', serve as a model system for studies on fl ...

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Nolana paradoxa ''Nolana paradoxa'', the Chilean bellflower, is a species of flowering plant in the family Solanaceae, native to central and southern Chile. A spreading half-hardy annual reaching and useful as an edger or ground cover, it requires full sun. Th ...

References

Solanoideae Solanaceae genera Flora of Chile Flora of Peru {{Solanales-stub