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'''''Blepharis''''' is a genus of [[plant]] in family [[Acanthaceae]].
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Blepharis (Greek, eyelash; referring to fringe, bracts). Acanthaceae. A large (80 species) genus of dwarf, often spiny shrubs and herbs, allied to Acanthus, and of similar culture. Fls. in bracted spikes; calyx cruciate, 4-parted nearly to the base, the 2 inner sepals much shorter than the outer; corolla short-tubed, the limb blue or white; caps, ellipsoid, flattened and woody.
Blepharis (Greek, eyelash; referring to fringe, bracts). Acanthaceae. A large (80 species) genus of dwarf, often spiny shrubs and herbs, allied to Acanthus, and of similar culture. Fls. in bracted spikes; calyx cruciate, 4-parted nearly to the base, the 2 inner sepals much shorter than the outer; corolla short-tubed, the limb blue or white; caps, ellipsoid, flattened and woody.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Species==
contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
* ''[[Blepharis attenuata]]'' [[Napper]]
'''''Blepharis''''' is a genus of [[plant]] in family [[Acanthaceae]]. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
* ''[[Blepharis crinita]]'' <small>[[Juss.]]</small>
* ''[[Blepharis dhofarensis]]'', [[Anthony G. Miller|A.G.Mill.]]
* ''[[Blepharis dhofarensis]]'', [[Anthony G. Miller|A.G.Mill.]]
* ''[[Blepharis spiculifolia]]'', [[Isaac Bayley Balfour|Balf.f.]]
* ''[[Blepharis linariifolia]]'' [[Christiaan Hendrik Persoon|Pers.]]
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* ''[[Blepharis maderaspatensis]]'' ([[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Benjamin Heyne|B.Heyne]] ex [[Albrecht Wilhelm Roth|Roth]]
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* ''[[Blepharis mitrata]]'' [[Charles Baron Clarke|C.B.Clarke]]
* ''[[Blepharis spiculifolia]]'' [[Isaac Bayley Balfour|Balf.f.]]
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
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