Biology:Haplophyton crooksii

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Short description: Species of plant

Haplophyton crooksii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Haplophyton
Species:
H. crooksii
Binomial name
Haplophyton crooksii
(L.D. Benson) L.D. Benson
Synonyms[1]
  • Haplophyton cimicidum var. crooksii L.D. Benson

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

  1. Tropicos
  2. L.D. Benson. 1943. American Journal of Botany 30(8): 630. 1943.
  3. 3.0 3.1 McLaughliln, S.P. 1993. Apocynaceae A.L. Juss., Dogbane Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:164-168.

Wikidata ☰ Q17072326 entry