Psathyrotes

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain small plants native to the arid southwest of North America, called turtlebacks or brittlestems.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Helenieae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Psathyrotes annua, Psathyrotes pilifera, Psathyrotes ramosissima - species

References

• Psathyrotes on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Psathyrotes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Psathyrotes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Psathyrotes at USDA Plants database