Scientific name Tidestromia Rank Genus | ||
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Similar Amaranthaceae, Guilleminea, Froelichia, Gomphrenoideae, Blutaparon | ||
Tidestromia is a genus with about six or seven species of annual or subshrub perennial plants native to desert and semi-arid regions of the western United States, Mexico and tropical America in the family Amaranthaceae. A common name of some species is honeysweet. The stems are reddish and contrast conspicuously with the silvery leaves. This genus is named for the botanist Ivar Tidestrom.
Species include:
References
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