Telesonix

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Telesonix
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Telesonix heucheriformis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Saxifragaceae
Genus: Telesonix
Raf. (1837)

Telesonix is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Saxifragaceae. [1] Its name derives from the Greek teleos, complete or perfect, and onyx, claw, in reference to the shape of its petals. [2] [3]

Its native range is Alberta in west-central Canada to Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming in the west-central United States. [1]

Species: [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Telesonix Raf. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  2. Rafinesque, C. S. (1837). Flora Telluriana - Pars Secunda. Philadelphia. p. 69.
  3. "Telesonix in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2025-07-27.