''Oxytheca'' is a
genus
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of
plant
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s in the family
Polygonaceae
The Polygonaceae are a family of flowering plants known informally as the knotweed family or smartweed—buckwheat family in the United States. The name is based on the genus ''Polygonum'', and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 ...
with seven
species
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found in dry and temperate parts of the
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
. The taxonomy of this genus is in flux, with some species often listed under tentative new names.
Species include:
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Oxytheca dendroidea''
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Oxytheca parishii'' = ''
Acanthoscyphus parishii''
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Oxytheca perfoliata''
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Oxytheca watsonii
''Oxytheca'' is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with seven species found in dry and temperate parts of the Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of No ...
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References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants Profile
Polygonaceae genera
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