Scopulophila

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Scopulophila
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Scopulophila rixfordii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Scopulophila
M.E.Jones
Species

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Scopulophila is a small genus of flowering plants in the pink family. Rockwort is a common name for plants in this genus. [1]

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Species

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References

  1. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Scopulophila". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  2. Flora of North America