Himgiria

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Himgiria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Himgiria
Pusalkar & D.K.Singh (2015)
Species:
H. compressa
Binomial name
Himgiria compressa
(McNeill) Pusalkar & D.K.Singh (2015)
Synonyms [1]
  • Arenaria compressaMcNeill (1962)
  • Arenaria lanceolatifoliaL.H.Zhou (1980)
  • Arenaria trichotomaRoyle ex Hook.f. (1874), nom. illeg.

Himgiria compressa is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Himgiria. It is a subshrub native to Afghanistan, northern Pakistan, the western Himalayas, and Tibet, where it grows in subalpine areas. [1]

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