Genus: Nemesia

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About 65 species, native to Africa, with about 60 species in southern Africa, most species being in the Western Cape.

Nemesia sp., Brenton Blue Butterfly Reserve (Western Cape, South Africa) in recently burnt area.

Besides the wild species, Nemesia has been subject to extensive hybridization to produce a variety of garden varieties:

Nemesia 'Sunsatia Rasberry®', New York Botanical Gardens. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko ©]	Nemesia 'Sunsatia Mango®', New York Botanical Gardens. [photo H. Robertson, Iziko ©]