Nototriche

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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Nototriche is a genus of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. They generally grow at high altitude in the Andes region of South America.

Species

There are over 100 species in the genus Nototriche, which include:{{cite web | title = Nototriche | work = Plants of the World Online | publisher = Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew | url = https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:301092-2 | access-date = 12 June 2019}}

Cultivation

Many species are extremely attractive as ornamental plants in alpine gardens, but very difficult to grow in cultivation. The UK Alpine Garden Society gives some details of the difficulties of cultivating these plants.[http://encyclopaedia.alpinegardensociety.net/plants/Nototriche Alpine Garden Society: Nototriche cultivation]

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