Crusea | |
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Crusea longiflora | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
Tribe: | Spermacoceae |
Genus: |
Crusea Schltdl. & Cham. |
Type species | |
Crusea rubra (syn. of
Crusea hispida) |
Crusea (common name saucer flower) [1] is a genus of angiosperms (flowering plants) in the family Rubiaceae. [2] The genus is found in the south-western United States ( Arizona and New Mexico), Mexico, and Central America. A few species are naturalized in Cuba and Puerto Rico. [3]
Crusea | |
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Crusea longiflora | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Rubioideae |
Tribe: | Spermacoceae |
Genus: |
Crusea Schltdl. & Cham. |
Type species | |
Crusea rubra (syn. of
Crusea hispida) |
Crusea (common name saucer flower) [1] is a genus of angiosperms (flowering plants) in the family Rubiaceae. [2] The genus is found in the south-western United States ( Arizona and New Mexico), Mexico, and Central America. A few species are naturalized in Cuba and Puerto Rico. [3]