Biology:Capraria

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Capraria
Capraria biflora (Scott Zona) 001.jpg
Capraria biflora
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Scrophulariaceae
Tribe: Leucophylleae
Genus: Capraria
L.[1]
Species

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Capraria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae.[2] It is sometimes placed in the families Gratiolaceae, Plantaginaceae, or Veronicaceae.[1] The name is derived from the Latin word caprarius, meaning "pertaining to goats." This refers to goats being one of the few herbivores that will graze on the plants.[3]

Selected species

  • Capraria biflora L. – Goatweed
  • Capraria mexicana Moric. ex Benth. – Tamaulipan tea[4][5]

Formerly placed here

  • Lindernia crustacea (L.) F.Muell. (as C. crustacea L.)
  • Leucospora multifida (Michx.) Nutt. (as C. multifida Michx.)[5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Genus: Capraria L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-04-20. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?2053. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  2. Gándara, Etelvina; Victoria Sosa (March 2013). "Testing the monophyly and position of the North American shrubby desert genus Leucophyllum (Scrophulariaceae: Leucophylleae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 171 (3): 508–518. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01327.x. 
  3. Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=eS7lX_rC3GEC. 
  4. "Capraria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=33508. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "GRIN Species Records of Capraria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?2053. Retrieved 2011-10-15. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4529320 entry