Biology:Sophronanthe

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Sophronanthe
Sophronanthe pilosa.jpg
Sophronanthe pilosa
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Tribe: Gratioleae
Genus: Sophronanthe
Bentham

Sophronanthe is a small genus of flowering plants in the Veronica family. The two included species are native to the Southeastern United States. These species were recently included in the genus Gratiola, but a study in 2008 showed that there are four distinct groups within Gratiola and resurrected the genus Sophronanthe.[1]

There are two included species:[2]

  • Sophronanthe hispida Bentham ex Lindley – pineland hedge-hyssop
  • Sophronanthe pilosa (Michaux) Small – shaggy hedge-hyssop

References

Wikidata ☰ Q20720088 entry