Harfordia

Harfordia macroptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Harfordia
Species: H. macroptera
Binomial name
Harfordia macroptera

Harfordia, also called Rabbit's Purse, is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae, with a single species Harfordia macroptera.

Distribution

The plant is endemic to the state of Baja California, in northwestern México.

A subspecies of the one species is Harfordia macroptera ssp. fruticosa, which is endemic to Cedros Island.

References

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