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Crossosomataceae

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Scientific name
  
Crossosomataceae

Rank
  
Family

Order
  
Crossosomatales

Higher classification
  
Rosales

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Lower classifications
  
Crossosoma, Glossopetalon spinescens

Crossosomataceae is a small plant family, consisting of three genera of shrubs found only in the dry parts of the American southwest and Mexico. This family includes four genera and ten known species.

Genera

  • Apacheria - one species, cliff brittlebush, Apacheria chiricahuensis
  • Crossosoma - crossosoma (3 species, including C. bigelovii and C. californicum)
  • Glossopetalon - glossopetalon (5 species)
  • Velascoa - one species.

    • References

    Crossosomataceae Wikipedia
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