Oxytheca Explained

Oxytheca is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with seven species found in dry and temperate parts of the Americas.^[1] The taxonomy of this genus is in flux, with some species often listed under tentative new names.^[2]

Species include:

• Oxytheca dendroidea
• Oxytheca parishii = Acanthoscyphus parishii
• Oxytheca perfoliata
• Oxytheca watsonii

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment
• USDA Plants Profile

Notes and References

1. Ertter . Barbara . 1980 . A Revision of the Genus Oxytheca Nutt. (Polygonaceae) . Brittonia . 32 . 1 . 70–102 . 10.2307/2806224 . 2806224 . 1980Britt..32...70E . 85197917 . 0007-196X.
2. Parry . C. C. . 1883 . A New Species of Oxytheca . Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club . 10 . 2 . 23–24 . 2476948 . 0040-9618.