Schizanthus pinnatus, called butterfly flower or poor man's orchid, names it shares with other members of its genus, is a species of plant in the genus Schizanthus in the nightshade family, Solanaceae, native to Chile and naturalized elsewhere.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as an ornamental.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Schizanthus |
| Species: | S. pinnatus
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| Schizanthus pinnatus | |
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Description
editIt is an annual plant of 20 to 50 cm in height, glandulous]]-pubescent, with pinnatisect leaves 2.5 to 3 cm in length, divided into 6 to 8 pairs in oblong-linear segments, entire or separated. The flowers are white, pink or violet, 2 to 3 cm in diameter, arranged in paniculate inflorescences, sometimes dichotomous. The fruit is a globular boll of approximately 5 mm length. It is commonly known as the "small butterfly" ("mariposita") or "small, white butterfly" ("mariposita blanca").[4][5][6]
References
edit- ^ Fl. Peruv. 1: 13 (1798)
- ^ a b "Schizanthus pinnatus Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ "Schizanthus pinnatus". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- ^ Dimitri, M. 1987. Enciclopedia Argentina de Agricultura y Jardinería. Volume I. Descripción de plantas cultivadas. Publisher ACME S.A.C.I., Buenos Aires.
- ^ C. Muñoz. 1965. El desierto florido. Notic. Mensual MNHN 10 (111): 1-8
- ^ Reiche K.Volume 5-241-409