Blennosperma | |
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Blennosperma nanum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Senecioneae |
Genus: | Blennosperma Less. |
Species | |
3: see text |
Blennosperma is a genus of plants which contains only three species. They are known commonly as stickyseeds; indeed, the name Blennosperma is Greek for "slimy seed." Two of these species are endemic to California in the United States. The third is found only in Chile.
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