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|familia=Solanaceae
 
|genus=Nierembergia
 
|genus=Nierembergia
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|taxo_author=Ruiz & Pav.
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|common_name=Cupflower
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|habit=herbaceous
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|lifespan=perennial
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|features=flowers
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|flowers=blue
 
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|image=Nierembergia frutescens.jpg
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|image_caption=Nierembergia frutescens
 
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'''''Nierembergia''''' ({{pron-en|ˌnɪərɛmˈbɜrɡiə}})<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> (common name '''Cupflower''') is a genus of plants in the [[Solanaceae|Nightshade]] [[family (biology)|family]].
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Nierembergia (for John E. Nieremberg, 1595- 1658, a Spanish Jesuit and first professor of natural history at Madrid). Solanaceae. Cup-flower. Mostly tender perennial herbs valued chiefly for the open border or for pot-plants: they are mostly of prostrate habit, with showy pale violet or white flowers borne freely through the summer and autumn.
 
Nierembergia (for John E. Nieremberg, 1595- 1658, a Spanish Jesuit and first professor of natural history at Madrid). Solanaceae. Cup-flower. Mostly tender perennial herbs valued chiefly for the open border or for pot-plants: they are mostly of prostrate habit, with showy pale violet or white flowers borne freely through the summer and autumn.
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==Varieties==
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==Species==
 
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* ''[[Nierembergia rivularis]]''
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* ''[[Nierembergia scoparia]]'' (cupflower)
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* ''[[Nierembergia veitchii]]''
    
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==