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Nierembergia repens

Flowering in lawn; Bastia Hill, Wanganui.<br>Photographer: Ian Bell, Date taken: 05/02/2014, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Flowering in lawn; Bastia Hill, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Ian Bell, Date taken: 05/02/2014, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Locally common in lawn, Mount View Road, Bastia Hill, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 05/12/2016, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Naturalised in lawn (white flowers); 115 Mount View Road, Whanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 05/01/2019, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Flowering in lawn; Bastia Hill, Wanganui.<br>Photographer: Colin C. Ogle, Date taken: 05/12/2015, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

Whitecup

Biostatus

Exotic

Conservation status

Not applicable

Structural class

Herbs - Dicotyledons other than Composites

Flower colours

White, Yellow

Detailed description

Creeping and suckering, perennial ground cover; stems branching, glabrous. Flowers 2.5-4 cm diameter, petals delicate.

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Nierembergia

Family

Solanaceae

Authority

Nierembergia repens Ruiz & Pav.

Synonyms

Nierembergia rivularis Miers

Endemic family

Ecology

Origin

Native to South America: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay.

Reason for introduction

Ornamental

Other information

Etymology

repens: From Latin repere meaning to creep, means creeping

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