Biology:Tetraclea coulteri
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Tetraclea coulteri | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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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