Biology:Peucephyllum
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Bahieae |
| Genus: | Peucephyllum A.Gray |
| Species: | P. schottii
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| Binomial name | |
| Peucephyllum schottii A.Gray[2]
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Inyonia M.E. Jones | |
Peucephyllum is a monotypic genus of flowering plants containing the single species Peucephyllum schottii. Its common names include pygmy cedar,[2][3] Schott's pygmy cedar,[1][4] desert fir,[5] and desert pine.[5] It is not a cedar, fir, or pine, but a member of the aster family, Asteraceae. It is a leafy evergreen shrub with glandular, resinous foliage. It flowers in yellow flower heads which have only disc florets. The fruits are woody, bristly seeds with a pappus. This plant is native to the deserts of Arizona, California , Nevada, and Utah in the United States and Baja California and Sonora in northern Mexico.[6][7]
The species form is similar to that of the common creosote bush (Larrea tridentata): small, greenish, and hemispherical with similar yellow flowers in the spring.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Peucephyllum schottii. NatureServe. 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 {{citation | mode = cs1 | title = Peucephyllum schottii | work = Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) | url = https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?413875 | publisher = [[Organization:Agricultural Research ServAgricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) | access-date = 12 January 2018 }}
- ↑ Peucephyllum schottii. The Jepson Manual.
- ↑ Peucephyllum schottii. USDA PLANTS.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Peucephyllum schottii. Calflora.
- ↑ Peucephyllum schottii. Flora of North America.
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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External links
- Calflora Database: Peucephyllum schottii (Desert fir, Pigmycedar, Schott's pygmycedar, desert pine)
- Peucephyllum schottii — U.C. Photo gallery
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