Centrostegia
Centrostegia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Subfamily: | |
Genus: | Centrostegia A.Gray ex Benth. |
Species: | C. thurberi
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Binomial name | |
Centrostegia thurberi A.Gray
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Centrostegia is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with a single species in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Centrostegia thurberi is known by the common names Thurber's spineflower and red triangles. It is a petite herb with a distinct red coloration.
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Categories:
- Flora of Mexico
- Flora of the United States
- Monotypic Polygonaceae genera
- Polygonaceae stubs