''Schizopetalon'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of plants in the

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Brassicaceae Brassicaceae () or (the older) Cruciferae () is a medium-sized and economically important family of flowering plants commonly known as the mustards, the crucifers, or the cabbage family. Most are herbaceous plants, while some are shrubs. The leav ...

. It is native to western

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. ''Schizopetalon tenuifolium'' is found in the

Atacama Desert The Atacama Desert ( es, Desierto de Atacama) is a desert plateau in South America covering a 1,600 km (990 mi) strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes Mountains. The Atacama Desert is the driest nonpolar desert in th ...

of northern

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

Species

*'' Schizopetalum bipinnatifidum'' International Plant Names Index-IPNI.org: ''Schizopetalon'' species
/ref> * '' Schizopetalum biseriatum'' * '' Schizopetalum fuegianum'' * '' Schizopetalum sanromani'' * '' Schizopetalum tenuifolium'' * '' Schizopetalon walkeri'' — small annual plant, having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers.Freedictionary.com: ''Schizopetalon''
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References

External links

''Schizopetalum'' in Flora of Chile @ efloras.org
Brassicaceae Brassicaceae genera Flora of northern Chile Flora of Peru {{Brassicales-stub