Diphylleia (plant)
Genus of flowering plants belonging to the barberry family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Diphylleia is a group of large herbs in the family Berberidaceae described as a genus in 1803.[1][2] It is native to the eastern United States and eastern Asia.[3][4]
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Berberidaceae |
| Genus: | Diphylleia Michx. |
Diphylleia grayi, also known as the skeleton flower, has white petals that turn translucent with rain. When dry, they revert to white.[5]
Species
The following species are recognised by World Flora Online:[6]
- Diphylleia cymosa Michx. - southern Appalachians from SW Virginia to NW Georgia
- Diphylleia grayi F.Schmidt - Cape Sōya in northern Japan[7]
- Diphylleia sinensis H.L.Li - China (Gansu, Hubei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan)
References
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