Thesium ebracteatum | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Santalales |
Family: | Santalaceae |
Genus: | Thesium |
Species: | T. ebracteatum |
Binomial name | |
Thesium ebracteatum Hayne | |
Thesium ebracteatum is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Santalaceae. [1]
Its native range is Northern Central and Eastern Europe to Western Siberia. [1]
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