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Colobanthus

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Colobanthus
Colobanthus quitensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Colobanthus
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Species

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Colobanthus quitensis

Colobanthus is a large genus of small, cushion-like herbaceous plants in the family Caryophyllaceae, sometimes known as "pearlworts", a name they share with plants of the related genus Sagina.[1] C. quitensis is the world's southernmost dicot, and one of only two native extant flowering plants of Antarctica.

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References

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  1. ^ "Colobanthus". The Plant List. Retrieved 2015-11-28.