Phyllanthopsis arida, the trans-Pecos maidenbush,[2] is a rare plant species endemic to western Texas.[3]
Phyllanthopsis arida | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Genus: | Phyllanthopsis |
Species: | P. arida
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Binomial name | |
Phyllanthopsis arida (Warnock & M.C.Johnst.) Voronts. & Petra Hoffm.
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Phyllanthopsis arida is a thornless, dioecious, deciduous, highly branching shrub up to 100 cm tall. Leaves are ovate to obovate, up to 1.0 cm long. Flower solitary or in small clusters, yellow-green, up to 3 mm in diameter. Capsule is hanging, up to 7 mm long.[4][5][6][7][8]