Hesperothamnus brachycalyx

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Hesperothamnus brachycalyx
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Hesperothamnus
Species:
H. brachycalyx
Binomial name
Hesperothamnus brachycalyx
Rydb.

Hesperothamnus brachycalyx is a species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. [1] It is a low shrub with the bark of the stem dark - gray and young branches finely velutinous. [2] It is native to southwest Mexico. [3]

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References

  1. "Hesperothamnus brachycalyx Rydb". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-10-12.
  2. North American Flora. --. Botanical Garden. 1919. p. 237.
  3. "Hesperothamnus brachycalyx Rydb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-10-12.