Gambelia (plant)
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Gambelia is a genus of flowering plants in the Antirrhineae tribe of the plantain family[1] commonly known as bush snapdragons.[2] This genus is native to northwestern Mexico, particularly the Baja California Peninsula, but species are also found on the coast of Sonora, Guadalupe Island,[3] and the Channel Islands of California.[2] The genus is named in honor of William Gambel (1823–1849), an American naturalist, ornithologist, and botanist.[4]
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Gambelia | |
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Gambelia speciosa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Lamiales |
Family: | Plantaginaceae |
Genus: | Gambelia Nutt. |
Type species | |
Gambelia speciosa Nutt. |
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