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Pentzia
Sign in to savePentzia is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. Species are native to southern Africa, Chad, northwestern Africa, Somalia, and the southern Arabian Peninsula. One species (P. incana) is naturalized in Australia and in the southwestern United States.
Species
Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyCompositae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 46
- With media
- 38
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- CAS, NY, GH, MIN, MO, UPS
- Recorded in
- United States, South Africa, Morocco, Afrique Australe
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- Parent taxon
- Asteraceae
- Image
- Karoo Bush (Pentzia incana) (31742953344).jpg
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Pentzia is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. Species are native to southern Africa, Chad, northwestern Africa, Somalia, and the southern Arabian Peninsula. One species (P. incana) is naturalized in Australia and in the southwestern United States.
The genus is named for Swedish plant collector Hendrik Christian Pentz (1738–1803).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pentzia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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