Nierembergia rivularis
| Whitecup | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Nierembergia |
| Species: | N. rivularis |
| Binomial name | |
| Nierembergia rivularis Miers | |
Nierembergia rivularis, the whitecup or water neirembergia, is a species of ornamental plant in the Solanaceae[1] family. The species is also commonly known as chuscho.[2]
It is native to Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, and Uruguay.[3]
It has caused enzootic calcinosis in sheep in Uruguay.[4]: 449
References
- ^ Wood, John (1884). Hardy perennials and old-fashioned garden flowers: Describing the most desirable plants for borders, rockcries, and shrubberies, and including both foliage and flowering plants. University of Michigan: L.U. Gill. p. 182.
Nierembergia rivularis.
- ^ Santos, Carmen García y; Pereira, Rodrigo; Etcheberry, Gabriel; Goyen, Juan M.; Pérez, William; Capelli, Alejandra; Alonso, Eduardo; Ruiz-Díaz, Alejandro; Riet-Correa, Franklin (March 2012). "Enzootic calcinosis caused by Nierembergia rivularis in sheep". Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 24 (2): 423–426. doi:10.1177/1040638711435143. ISSN 1040-6387. PMID 22379059. S2CID 10059199.
- ^ "Nierembergia rivularis Miers | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ Riet-Correa, Franklin (2011). Poisoning by Plants, Mycotoxins, and Related Toxins. CABI. ISBN 978-1-84593-833-8.