Kingdom Plantae Family Malvaceae Rank Genus | Order Malvales Subfamily Sterculioideae | |
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Similar Abies milleri, Ginkgo dissecta, Dillhoffia, Tilia johnsoni, Dipteronia | ||
Florissantia is an extinct species of flowering plants from prehistoric western North America, from the Eocene to Oligocene Periods of the (56 to 23 million years ago)
Fossils
The plant is known from compression fossils of its flowers, fruits, and pollen.
Fossilized remains have been found in several localities, including fossil beds in British Columbia, Washington State, Oregon, and Colorado.
References
Florissantia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA