Irenepharsus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Brassicaceae |
Genus: | Irenepharsus Hewson |
Irenepharsus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae. [1]
Its native range is south-eastern Australia. [1]
The genus name of Irenepharsus refers to the Greek mythological goddess of Eirene. [2]
The genus was circumscribed by Helen Joan Hewson in Fl. Australia Vol.8 on page 349 in 1982.
As accepted by Plants of the Wrld Online; [1]
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