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Ourisia (Governor Ouris, of the Falkland Islands). Scrophulariaceae. Small herbs, used in alpine gardening and for borders.
Perennial, rarely somewhat woody at the base, usually dwarf, decumbent or creeping a short distance, glabrous or sparsely hairy: Lvs. opposite, nearly all radical, crenate or entire: fls. either axillary and solitary, or in a raceme at the apex of a scape, usually scarlet or rose- colored; corolla-tube cylindrical or slightly bell - shaped at the throat, mostly somewhat curved, lobes nearly equal; stamens 4, didynamous; style entire: caps. 2- celled. —About 20 species in Tasmania, New Zeal., S. Amer.
O. Cockaynidna, Petric. A New Zeal, species forming large matted patches, reported in England: sta. 3-6 in. or more long, creeping and rooting: Lvs. ovate or ovate-apatulate, obtuse, crenate, with sheathing petioles: peduncles few-fld. and 3-6 in. high, bearing large white fls.
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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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