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Ehrendorferia

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Papaveraceae

Tribe
  
Fumarieae

Scientific name
  
Ehrendorferia

Order
  
Ranunculales

Subfamily
  
Fumarioideae

Subtribe
  
Corydalinae

Rank
  
Genus

Ehrendorferia

Similar
  
Ehrendorferia chrysantha, Ichtyoselmis, Dactylicapnos, Ehrendorferia ochroleuca, Rupicapnos

Ehrendorferia (eardrops) is a genus of two species of biennial and perennial herbaceous plants native to wildfire-prone areas of California and the Baja California peninsula. It was named after the Austrian botanist Friedrich Ehrendorfer on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

Species

There are two species:

  • Ehrendorferia chrysantha (W. J. Hooker & G. Arnott) J. Rylander – golden eardrops
  • Ehrendorferia ochroleuca (G. Engelmann) T. Fukuhara
  • References

    Ehrendorferia Wikipedia