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Agnorhiza

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Agnorhiza is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1998. Its species had previously been considered members of either Wyethia or Balsamorhiza. The plants are native to California, with the range of one species (A. ovata) extending into northern Mexico. They are perennial herbs with sunflower-like flower heads 1 to 4 centimeters wide.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderAsterales
  5. FamilyAsteraceae
Native toCalifornia, Mexico Northwest

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2
With media
1
Family
Asteraceae
Collections
COLO, BRIT
Recorded in
United States

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Asteraceae
Image
Wyethia reticulata.jpg
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taxon name
Agnorhiza
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Agnorhiza
Commons category
Agnorhiza
taxon common name
mule-ears
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Agnorhiza is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1998. Its species had previously been considered members of either Wyethia or Balsamorhiza. The plants are native to California, with the range of one species (A. ovata) extending into northern Mexico. They are perennial herbs with sunflower-like flower heads 1 to 4 centimeters wide. Species Agnorhiza bolanderi - Bolander's mule's ears Agnorhiza elata - Hall's mule's ears Agnorhiza invenusta - Coville's mule's ears Agnorhiza ovata - southern mule's ears Agnorhiza reticulata - El Dorado mule's ears

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Agnorhiza” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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