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Colletia
Genus of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Colletia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rhamnaceae, with five species of spiny shrubs. All species of this genus are native to southern South America. They are non-legume nitrogen fixers.
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Colletia | |
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Colletia paradoxa | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rhamnaceae |
Tribe: | Colletieae |
Genus: | Colletia Comm. ex Juss. |
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