Phyllanthopsis arida | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Genus: | Phyllanthopsis |
Species: | P. arida |
Binomial name | |
Phyllanthopsis arida (Warnock & M.C.Johnst.) Voronts. & Petra Hoffm. |
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Phyllanthopsis arida, the trans-Pecos maidenbush, is a rare plant species endemic to western Texas.
Phyllanthopsis arida is a thornless, dioecious, deciduous, highly branching shrub up to 100 cm tall. Leaves are ovate to obovate, up to 1.0 cm long. Flower solitary or in small clusters, yellow-green, up to 3 mm in diameter. Capsule is hanging, up to 7 mm long.