Penthorum | |
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Penthorum chinense | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: |
Penthoraceae Rydb. ex Britt. [1] |
Genus: |
Penthorum L. |
Type species | |
P. sedoides L. | |
Species | |
The range of Penthorum. |
Penthorum is a genus of plants in the order Saxifragales. They are erect herbaceous perennials about half a meter tall. The genus consists of two species, one from east Asia and one from eastern North America. [2] It is variously classified in the family Saxifragaceae [2] or its own family Penthoraceae. [1] [4] Its closest relatives may be in Haloragaceae. [2]