Common name
English: Pampas Lily-of-the-valley
Portuguese: Orelha-de-cordeiro
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Solanales (101)
Family: Solanaceae (51)(family description)
Genus: Salpichroa (1)
Epithet: origanifolia (Lam.) Baill. (1)
Synonyms: Jaborosa montevidensis Casar., Physalis origanifolia Lam., Salpichroa rhomboidea (Gillies & Hook.) Miers
montevidensis => of or from Montevideo, Uruguay
origanifolia => with leaves like Origanum, Marjoram
rhomboidea => diamond-shaped
Characteristics
Climate: sub-tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white