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Petunia

Petunia

Description:

Petunia is genus of 35 species of flowering plants of South American origin, closely related to tobacco, cape gooseberries, tomatoes, deadly nightshades, potatoes and chili peppers; in the family Solanaceae. The popular flower of the same name derived its epithet from the French, which took the word petun, meaning "tobacco," from a Tupi–Guarani language. Most of the varieties seen in gardens are hybrids

Habitat:

Flower garden

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Captain Nature
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Captain Nature

Chester, Montana, USA

Spotted on Jul 13, 2012
Submitted on Jul 14, 2012

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