Biology:Tetraclea coulteri
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
Tetraclea coulteri | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Lamiaceae |
Genus: | Tetraclea |
Species: | T. coulteri
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Binomial name | |
Tetraclea coulteri A.Gray
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Tetraclea coulteri, or Coulter's wrinklefruit,[1] is a perennial plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae) that grows on sandy flats and coarse gravelly slopes of the Sonoran Desert, from southern Arizona to western Texas and northern Mexico.[2]:57 Its white flowers open at night and close with the warmth of day.[2]:57
References
- ↑ "Tetraclea coulteri". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=TECO.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sonoran Desert Wildflowers, Richard Spellenberg, 2nd ed., 2012, ISBN:9780762773688
Wikidata ☰ Q17712825 entry
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