Teloxys

Teloxys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Tribe:	Dysphanieae
Genus:	Teloxys Moq. (1834)
Species:	T. aristata
Binomial name
Teloxys aristata (L.) Moq. (1834)
Synonyms [1]
Atriplex aristata(L.) Crantz (1766) Chenopodium acuminatum var. minimum(W.Wang & P.Y.Fu) Z.S.Qin (1995) Chenopodium aristatumL. (1753) (basionym) Chenopodium aristatum var. inermeW.Z.Di (1986 publ. 1987) Chenopodium minimumW.Wang & P.Y.Fu (1959) Chenopodium secundiflorumViv. (1824) Chenopodium sinenseWillemet (1778) Chenopodium sinenseMoq. (1849), nom. illeg. Chenopodium virgatum var. minimum(W.Wang & P.Y.Fu) Kitag. (1979) Chenopodium virginicumL. (1753) Dysphania aristata(L.) Mosyakin & Clemants (2002) Dysphania aristata var. inermis(W.Z.Di) Y.Z.Zhao (2012) Lecanocarpus aristata(L.) Zucc. (1829) Salsola canescensPers. (1805), nom. superfl.

Teloxys aristata is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. It is the sole species in genus Teloxys. ^[2] It is an annual native to temperate Eurasia, ranging from European Russia to China and Korea. ^[1]

Uses

Teloxys aristata is used to model trees for model railways, architectural and other scenic models. It is generally referred to as 'seafoam' by modellers. ^[3]

References

1. "Teloxys aristata (L.) Moq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 5 April 2024.
2. "Teloxys Moq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
3. "Modelling sea foam trees". WWScenics. Retrieved 20 November 2024.