Colletia
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| Colletia cruciata | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Colletia Comm. ex Juss. |
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Colletia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, with 15 to 17 species of spiny shrubs. All species of this genus are native to southern South America. They are non-legume nitrogen fixers.
[edit] Selected species
- Colletia armata
- Colletia cruciata
- Colletia ferox
- Colletia ferox var. infausta; synonym Colletia infausta
- Colletia hystrix - Pink Crucifixion Thorn
- Colletia paradoxa - Crucifixion Thorn, Thorn of the Cross, Anchor Plant
- Colletia spinosa; synonym Colletia horrida
[edit] References
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/11892.
[edit] External links
Media related to Colletia at Wikimedia Commons
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