Biology:Haplophyton crooksii
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Short description: Species of plant
| Haplophyton crooksii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Haplophyton |
| Species: | H. crooksii
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| Binomial name | |
| Haplophyton crooksii (L.D. Benson) L.D. Benson
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Haplophyton crooksii is a plant species native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas , and northern Mexico. It is an herb up to 60 cm tall, with showy yellow flowers, found on rocky slopes in desert scrub and desert grassland.[2][3]
The plant is commonly called the cockroach plant (or hierba de la cucaracha) because of its insecticidal properties.[3]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q17072326 entry
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