Polyctenium
Polyctenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Great Basin region of the Western United States.[1]
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| Polyctenium fremontii flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Polyctenium Greene |
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Polyctenium fremontii | |
The plants are known by the common name combleaf,[2] owing to the resemblance of their deeply lobed leaves to a comb.
Species
There are two species within the genus:
- Polyctenium williamsiae — Washoe combleaf; quite rare and is specially protected in Nevada. Found in the Washoe Valley playas of the Virginia Range.[3]
- Polyctenium fremontii — Desert combleaf; more common species, found in the Great Basin habitats of northeastern California, southeast Oregon, southwest Idaho, and northwest Nevada.[4]
References
- ITIS Report: Polyctenium . accessed 5.5.2014
- "Polyctenium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- USDA Plants Profile: Polyctenium williamsiae
- USDA Plants Profile: Polyctenium fremontii
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