Psathyrotes

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Psathyrotes f

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain small plants native to the arid southwest of North America, called turtlebacks or brittlestems.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Helenieae - tribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Psathyrotes annua, Psathyrotes pilifera, Psathyrotes ramosissima - species

References

Psathyrotes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Psathyrotes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Psathyrotes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Psathyrotes at USDA Plants database

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