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Polyctenium

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Polyctenium
Polyctenium fremontii flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Polyctenium
Greene
Species

Polyctenium fremontii
Polyctenium williamsiae

Polyctenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Great Basin region of the Western United States.[1]

The plants are known by the common name combleaf,[2] owing to the resemblance of their deeply lobed leaves to a comb.

Species

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There are two species within the genus:

References

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  1. ^ ITIS Report: Polyctenium . accessed 5.5.2014
  2. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Polyctenium​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. ^ USDA Plants Profile: Polyctenium williamsiae
  4. ^ USDA Plants Profile: Polyctenium fremontii
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