American false candytuft

(Smelowskia americana)

Description

Smelowskia americana is endemic to the midlatitude mountains of western North America. This plant grows on prairies, grasslands, and savannas and in woodlands

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum:

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Brassicales

Family:Brassicaceae

Genus:Smelowskia

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