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Lallemantia

Lallemantia
Lallemantia canescens.jpg
Lallemantia canescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Lallemantia
Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Synonyms

Zornia Moench. 1794 not J.F.Gmel. 1792


Zornia Moench. 1794 not J.F.Gmel. 1792

Lallemantia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. It is named after the German botanist Julius Léopold Eduard Avé-Lallemant.

There are five species in the genus. They are native to central and southwestern Asia. They are annual or biennial herbs. They have been used for various purposes. Lallemantia iberica is cultivated as an oilseed crop.



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