Biology:Mortonia (plant)
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Short description: Genus of shrubs
| Mortonia | |
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| Mortonia utahensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Mortonia Gray |
| Species[1] | |
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Mortonia is a small genus of flowering shrubs known as saddlebushes, sand paper bush or mortonias. These are rough, thorny, hairy shrubs with leathery leaves and panicles of fleshy white to purplish flowers. They bear nutlets containing 1 seed each. They are native to the southwestern United States and Mexico, where they are most abundant in dry regions.
Seven species are accepted:[1]
- Mortonia diffusa Rose & Standl.
- Mortonia greggii A.Gray
- Mortonia latisepala I.M.Johnst.
- Mortonia palmeri Hemsl.
- Mortonia scabrella A.Gray
- Mortonia sempervirens A.Gray
- Mortonia utahensis (Coville) A.Nelson
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mortonia A.Gray. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q972822 entry
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