Tidestromia
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 Tidestromia lanuginosa
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Tidestromia is a genus with about seven species of annual or subshrub perennial plants native to desert and semi-arid regions of the western United States, Mexico and tropical America in the family Amaranthaceae. A common name of some species is Honeysweet. The stems are reddish and contrast conspicuously with the silvery leaves.
Species include:
- Tidestromia carnosa - Fleshy Honeysweet
- Tidestromia gemmata - TransPecos Honeysweet
- Tidestromia lanuginosa - Woolly Tidestromia
- Tidestromia oblongifolia - Arizona Honeysweet
- Tidestromia suffruticosa - Shrubby Honeysweet
[edit] References
- Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L., Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 0-89672-614-2
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