Podistera
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| , Tesuque Peak, Santa Fe National Forest, New Mexico | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Genus: | Podistera |
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Podistera is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family. The four species are native to western North America, where they grow in high mountains and northern latitudes. They are compact, mat-forming perennial herbs with a low, clumpy habit common among plants growing in harsh, exposed, cold, dry habitat.
Species:
- - Eastwood's podistera (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico)
- - Macoun's woodroot (Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories)
- Podistera nevadensis - Sierra podistera (California)
- - Yukon podistera (Alaska, Yukon)
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