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Nitrophila
Sign in to saveNitrophila is a small genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family sometimes known by the common name niterworts. The genus name is Greek for "soda-loving", as the plant grows in alkaline or salty soils, such as those rich in borax. These are rhizomatous perennials with fleshy foliage that helps them conserve water in environments high in mineral salts. The compact, papery flowers grow in the axils of the plant where the leaves join the branches. The fruit is a utricle which contains shiny black seeds. Nitrophila species are found in temperate regions of the Americas.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAmaranthaceae
Nitrophila es un género de plantas fanerógamas con ocho especies descritas,[1] pertenecientes a la familia Amaranthaceae.[2] Índice 1 Taxonomía 2 Especies 3 Referencias 4 Enlaces externos Taxonomía El género fue descrito por Sereno Watson y publicado en United States Geological Expolration (sic) of the Fortieth Parallel. Vol. 5, Botany 297. 1871.[3] Especies Nitrophila atacamensis Nitrophila australis Nitrophila densiflora Nitrophila kunzei Nitrophila mexicana Nitrophila mohavensis Nitrophila mucronata Nitrophila occidentalis Referencias ↑ Especies en PPP-index ↑ Nitrophila en PlantList ↑ «Nitrophila». Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Consultado el 7 de julio de 2013.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 14
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Collections
- MO, DAV, SBBG, BRIT, COLO, UPS
- Recorded in
- Argentina, United States
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Nitrophila is a small genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family sometimes known by the common name niterworts. The genus name is Greek for "soda-loving", as the plant grows in alkaline or salty soils, such as those rich in borax. These are rhizomatous perennials with fleshy foliage that helps them conserve water in environments high in mineral salts. The compact, papery flowers grow in the axils of the plant where the leaves join the branches. The fruit is a utricle which contains shiny black seeds. Nitrophila species are found in temperate regions of the Americas.
==Species== Four species are accepted. Nitrophila atacamensis Nitrophila australis Nitrophila mohavensis - Amargosa niterwort Nitrophila occidentalis - boraxweed
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