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Hollisteria

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Polygonaceae

Scientific name
  
Hollisteria lanata

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Caryophyllales

Genus
  
Hollisteria S.Wats.

Higher classification
  
Hollisteria

Similar
  
Gilmania, Centrostegia, Pterostegia, Dodecahema, Dedeckera

Hollisteria is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with a single species, Hollisteria lanata. It is endemic to California. It is known by the common name false spikeflower.

The genus was named for California rancher William Welles Hollister.

References

Hollisteria Wikipedia