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Chamaebatia
Sign in to saveChamaebatia, also known as mountain misery, is a genus of two species of aromatic evergreen shrubs endemic to California. Its English common name derives from early settlers' experience with the plant's dense tangle and sticky, strong-smelling resin. They are actinorhizal, non-legumes capable of nitrogen fixation through symbiosis with the actinobacterium, Frankia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRosaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 43
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Collections
- UCMP, YPM, MO, CHAS, SD, RSA
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico, Caribbean
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- mountain misery
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Chamaebatia, also known as mountain misery, is a genus of two species of aromatic evergreen shrubs endemic to California. Its English common name derives from early settlers' experience with the plant's dense tangle and sticky, strong-smelling resin. They are actinorhizal, non-legumes capable of nitrogen fixation through symbiosis with the actinobacterium, Frankia.
==Taxonomy== ===Species=== Chamaebatia comprises the following species: Chamaebatia australis (Brandegee) Abrams – Southern mountain misery Chamaebatia foliolosa Benth. – Sierra mountain misery, bearclover, kit-kit-dizze
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