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Hymenoclea salsola v. salsola

Cheesebush

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Hymenoclea salsola (cheesebush)

2/28/2010 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Cali­fornia

Hymenoclea salsola (cheesebush)

2/17/2007 · Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, Cali­fornia ID is uncertain

KingdomPlantaePlants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
SubkingdomTracheobiontaVascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
DivisionMagnoliophytaFlowering plants, also known as angiosperms
ClassMagnoliopsidaDicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves
SubclassAsteridaeA large class that encompasses asters
OrderAsteralesFlowering plants with a central disk flower and surrounding petals, like daisies
FamilyAsteraceaeThe aster family, which also includes daisies and sunflowers; from the Greek ἀστήρ, “star,” for the star-shaped flowers
GenusHymenocleaFrom Greek hymen, “membrane,” and kleio, “to enclose”
SpeciessalsolaFrom the Latin salsus, ”salty“—salt tolerant
v.salsolaFrom the Latin salsus, "salty"—salt tolerant

About plant names...

Hymenoclea salsola v. salsola description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.

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