Chlamydophora
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| Chlamydophora | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Anthemideae |
| Genus: | Chlamydophora Ehrenb. ex Less. |
| Species: | C. tridentata
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| Binomial name | |
| Chlamydophora tridentata Ehrenb. ex Less.
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Chlamydophora is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Chlamydophora tridentata. It is native to Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus.[1]
This species is an annual herb. It has alternately arranged, fleshy leaves, though some of the basal leaves may be opposite. The inflorescence is a solitary flower head with yellow to reddish disc florets. The fruit is a ribbed cypsela about one millimeter long with a large pappus.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bremer, K. & Humphries, C. 1993. Chlamydophora. In: Generic monograph of the Asteraceae-Anthemideae. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Botany. 23(2) 142-43.
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