Biology:Dirca decipiens

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Dirca decipiens
Ozark leatherwood (Dirca decipiens).jpg
Leaves and fruits, Eureka Springs, Arkansas

Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Dirca
Species:
D. decipiens
Binomial name
Dirca decipiens
A.J.Floden

Dirca decipiens, the Ozark leatherwood, is a deciduous shrub endemic to northwestern Arkansas, southeastern Kansas , and southwestern Missouri. It is distinguished from the more widespread eastern leatherwood by its sessile fruits and finely hairy leaves and stems.[2][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17581267 entry