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Pelucha

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Pelucha
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Helenieae
Subtribe: Psathyrotinae
Genus: Pelucha
S.Wats.
Species:
P. trifida
Binomial name
Pelucha trifida

Pelucha is a genus of Mexican shrubs in the sneezeweed tribe within the daisy family.[1][2]

Species

The only known species is Pelucha trifida, native to the Mexican States of Sonora and Baja California.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Watson, Sereno. 1889. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 24: 55, footnote in English
  2. ^ Tropicos, Pelucha S. Watson
  3. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  4. ^ Turner, B. L. 2013. The comps of Mexico. A systematic account of the family Asteraceae (chapter 11: tribe Helenieae). Phytologia Memoirs 16: 1–100.