Trixis
| threefolds | |
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| Trixis californica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Mutisioideae |
| Tribe: | Nassauvieae |
| Genus: |
Trixis P.Browne 1756 not Adans. 1763 (Haloragaceae) nor Sw. 1788 (syn of Clibadium in Asteraceae) |
| Synonyms | |
Trixis is a genus of shrubs in the aster family, Asteraceae, native to North and South America including the West Indies.
Members of the genus are commonly known as threefolds due to the outer lip of the corolla. The generic name is derived from τριχος (trixos), the Greek word for threefold.
Numerous species once included in Trixis but now considered better suited to other genera: Acourtia Clibadium Dolichlasium Holocheilus Perezia Riencourtia
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