Stillingia texana

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Stillingia texana
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Texas toothleaf in Williamson County, Texas
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Stillingia
Species:
S. texana
Binomial name
Stillingia texana

Stillingia texana, the Texas toothleaf, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae. [1] It was described in 1923 by Ivan Murray Johnston. [3]

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Distribution and habitat

S. texana is native to the South Central United States and Mexico. In central Texas, it is widespread in upland, calcareous prairies, spreading north to scattered locations in Oklahoma and south to Coahuila. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Stillingia texana I.M.Johnst". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-22.
  2. ↑ Levin, G. A.; Gillespie, L. J. (2016). "Stillingia texana". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 12. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-11-22– via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
  3. ↑ "Stillingia texana I.M.Johnst". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-22.


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