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Mohavea

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Scientific name
  
Mohavea

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Lower classifications
  
Mohavea confertiflora, Mohavea breviflora

Mohavea was a plant genus consisting of two species native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. This genus is often included in the closely snapdragon genus Antirrhinum.

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Taxonomy

Formerly included in Scrophulariaceae, the genus is now included in the Plantaginaceae. The two species are both notable annuals flowering in the spring; the ghostflower M. confertiflora features large pale flowers with a pattern of purple spots, while the lesser mohavea M. breviflora has small yellow flowers.

Etymology

The genus name is derived from the Mojave River, where specimens were first collected by John C. Fremont.

References

Mohavea Wikipedia


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