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Glyptopetalum sclerocarpum (Glyptopetalum sclerocarpum)

Description

Sclerocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower tribe within the daisy family. Bonebract is a common name for plants in this genus. It includes annuals and procumbent perennials which occur primarily in Mexico and Central America, with one species extending as far north as the state of Texas in the United States and another species widely distributed across the West Indies, South America, Africa, and Asia.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Celastrales

            • Family: Celastraceae

              • Genus: Glyptopetalum