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Circaeasteraceae
Sign in to saveCircaeasteraceae is a family of two species of herbaceous plants native to China and the Himalayas.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRanunculales
- FamilyCircaeasteraceae
星叶草科（學名：Circaeasteraceae），又名星叶科，只有1属1种，生长在喜马拉雅山西北部至中国的西部。 本科植物为一年生草本；植株矮小，叶倒卵形，簇生，生长在茎的顶部；花两性，辐射对称，花萼2，花瓣缺，单生于叶腋内；果实为瘦果，有钩毛。 1998年根据基因亲缘关系分类的APG 分类法认为本科可以选择性地和独叶草科合并。
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- Kingdoniaceae
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- 星叶草科
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Circaeasteraceae is a family of two species of herbaceous plants native to China and the Himalayas.
The family has been recognized by many taxonomists. The APG II system (2003; unchanged from the APG system of 1998), recognizes it and places it in the order Ranunculales in the clade eudicots. It treats the family to consist of two genera each with a single species, Circaeaster agrestis and Kingdonia uniflora, but allows the option of segregating the latter species as family Kingdoniaceae. The APG III system of 2009 also recognizes the two species but no longer allows the optional segregation into Kingdoniaceae.
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