Camphorosma

''Camphorosma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae, found in northern Africa, southern and eastern Europe, Crimea, Russia, Anatolia, the Caucasus, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Central Asia, the Altai, western Siberia, Xinjiang in China, and Mongolia. Annuals or subshrubs, they can be distinguished from closely related taxa such as '' Bassia'' by their flattened perianths which have four lobes, inflorescences with multicellular glandular hairs, a distinct C₄ leaf anatomy type (called the ''Camphorosma'' type), and a chromosome count of 2n = 12.

Species

Currently accepted species include:

*''Camphorosma annua'' Pall.
*''Camphorosma monspeliaca'' L.
*''Camphorosma persepolitana'' Gand.
*''Camphorosma polygama'' Bunge ex Boiss.
*''Camphorosma songorica'' Bunge

References

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Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae genera