Polyctenium

Updated on Dec 10, 2024

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Kingdom Plantae Family Brassicaceae		Order Brassicales Genus PolycteniumGreene

Polyctenium is a genus of flowering plants in the mustard family, native to the Great Basin region of the Western United States.

The plants are known by the common name combleaf, owing to the resemblance of their deeply lobed leaves to a comb.

Species

There are two species within the genus:

Polyctenium williamsiae — Washoe combleaf; quite rare and is specially protected in Nevada. Found in the Washoe Valley playas of the Virginia Range.

Polyctenium fremontii — Desert combleaf; more common species, found in the Great Basin habitats of northeastern California, southeast Oregon, southwest Idaho, and northwest Nevada.

References

Polyctenium Wikipedia

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