Species: Glossopetalon spinescens
Spiny Greasebush
Species
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Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Anthophyta
Class
Dicotyledoneae
Order
Rosales
Family
Crossosomataceae
Genus
Glossopetalon
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Classification
Other Global Common Names
spiny greasebush
Informal Taxonomy
Plants, Vascular - Flowering Plants - Other flowering plants
Formal Taxonomy
Plantae - Anthophyta - Dicotyledoneae - Rosales - Crossosomataceae - Glossopetalon - (Mar94), but Kartesz synonymizes G. nevadense within G. spinescens.
Ecology and Life History
Short General Description
Shrubby dicot, Crossosomataceae.
Conservation Status
NatureServe Global Status Rank
G5
Global Status Last Reviewed
1993-09-28
Global Status Last Changed
1994-03-10
Distribution
Conservation Status Map
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Global Range
OR (Harney and Wallowa cos), WA, ID, TX (Trans-Pecos), CA (south Klamath Ranges, Piute Mtns, Kern Co., south High Sierra Nevada, north base of San Bernardino Mts., White and Inyo Mts, Desert Mtns), and northern MX.