Threelobe Oxytheca

(Sidotheca trilobata)

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Description

Oxytheca is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with seven species found in dry and temperate parts of the Americas. The taxonomy of this genus is in flux, with some species often listed under tentative new names. Oxytheca trilobata, a dicot, is an annual herb that is native to California and is found only slightly beyond California borders.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Polygonaceae
Genus:Sidotheca
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