Kalmiopsis
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Kalmiopsis | |
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File:Kalmiopsis Leachiana.jpg | |
Kalmiopsis leachiana | |
Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Subfamily: | Ericoideae |
Tribe: | Phyllodoceae |
Genus: | Kalmiopsis Rehder |
Species | |
2, see text |
Kalmiopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae.
Species
It contains two species, which are endemic to Oregon in the United States.[1] This was a monotypic genus containing only Kalmiopsis leachiana until 2007, when a form of it was elevated to species status, Kalmiopsis fragrans.
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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File:1807b-Kalmiopsis leachiana-Sedloňov-5.16.JPG | Kalmiopsis leachiana | Kalmiopsis | Siskiyou Mountains of southwest Oregon |
File:Kalmiopsis fragrans.jpg | Kalmiopsis fragrans | North Umpqua kalmiopsis | Douglas County, Oregon. |
References
- ↑ Kalmiopsis. Flora of North America.