Nemacaulis
Genus of flowering plants
| Nemacaulis | |
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| Nemacaulis flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Polygonaceae |
| Subfamily: | Eriogonoideae |
| Genus: | Nemacaulis Nutt. |
| Species: | N. denudata |
| Binomial name | |
| Nemacaulis denudata Nutt. | |
| Synonyms | |
| Eriogonum nemacaulis | |
Nemacaulis is a monotypic plant genus in the buckwheat family containing the single species Nemacaulis denudata, which is known by the common names woollyheads and cottonheads. This plant is a somewhat nondescript delicate annual herb with thin, spindly, naked stems and woolly white flowerheads. It can be found in sandy habitats in California, Arizona, and northern Mexico.
References
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Flora of North America
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