Harfordia (plant)

Harfordia, also called rabbit's purse, is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae, with a single species Harfordia macroptera.

Harfordia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Subfamily: Eriogonoideae
Genus: Harfordia
Greene & Parry
Species:
H. macroptera
Binomial name
Harfordia macroptera
(Benth.) Greene & Parry

Distribution

The plant is endemic to the state of Baja California, in northwestern México.

A subspecies of the one species is Harfordia macroptera subsp. fruticosa, which is endemic to Cedros Island.


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