Capraria
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
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| Genus: | Capraria L.[1] |
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Capraria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae.[2] It is sometimes placed in the families , Plantaginaceae, or Veronicaceae.[1] The name is derived from the Latin word caprarius, meaning "pertaining to goats." This refers to goats being one of the few herbivores that will graze on the plants.[3]
Selected species[]
Formerly placed here[]
- Lindernia crustacea (L.) F.Muell. (as C. crustacea L.)
- Leucospora multifida (Michx.) Nutt. (as C. multifida Michx.)[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "Genus: Capraria L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-04-20. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ Gándara, Etelvina; Victoria Sosa (March 2013). "Testing the monophyly and position of the North American shrubby desert genus Leucophyllum (Scrophulariaceae: Leucophylleae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 171 (3): 508–518. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01327.x.
- ^ Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
- ^ "Capraria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ a b "GRIN Species Records of Capraria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
External links[]
Media related to Capraria at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Capraria at Wikispecies
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