Pectis rusbyi

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Pectis rusbyi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Pectis
Species:
P. rusbyi
Binomial name
Pectis rusbyi
Greene ex A.Gray

Pectis rusbyi, or Rusby's cinchweed, is a summer blooming annual plant in the genus Pectis . Its floral region is Arizona. [1]

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References

  1. "Sagebud - Rusby's cinchweed". Sagebud.com. Retrieved May 7, 2011.