Brazoria (plant)

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Brazoria
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Brazoria truncata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Lamioideae
Genus: Brazoria
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Brazoria is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1845. It contains three known species, all endemic to the US state of Texas. [1] [2]

The name Brazoria refers to the Brazos River. [3]

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References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
  3. Amanda Neill, ed. (2005). A Dictionary of Common Wildflowers of Texas & the Southern Great Plains. TCU Press. p. 163. ISBN   978-0-87565-309-9. OCLC   1162417755.