Patrinia

Patrinia
P. gibbosa with Mt. Bandaisan, Fukushima pref., Japan, in the background
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Dipsacales
Family: Caprifoliaceae
Genus: Patrinia
Juss.
Species

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Patrinia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the honeysuckle family.[1] There are about 17 species[1] native to grassy mountain habitats in China, Siberia and Japan. These are unassuming clump-forming perennial plants having thin, erect stems with few leaves and bearing a terminal inflorescence with yellow or white flowers. The use for this plant is to provide a flower through long hot summers.

Selected species

References

  1. 1 2 "Patrinia", The Plant List (version 1.1), retrieved 2014-09-19
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