Dirca decipiens
Appearance
Dirca decipiens | |
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Leaves and fruits, Eureka Springs, Arkansas | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
Genus: | Dirca |
Species: | D. decipiens
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Binomial name | |
Dirca decipiens A.J.Floden
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Dirca decipiens, the Ozark leatherwood, is a deciduous shrub endemic to northwestern Arkansas, southeastern Kansas, and southwestern Missouri. It is distinguished from the more widespread eastern leatherwood by its sessile fruits and finely hairy leaves and stems.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Dirca decipiens in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.
- ^ "Floden, A., Mayfield, M., & Ferguson, C.J. (2009). A new narrowly endemic species of Dirca Thymelaeaceae from Kansas and Arkansas with a phylogenetic overview and taxonomic synopsis of the genus. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 3, 485-499".