PLANTS Profile for Jatropha dioica var. graminea (leatherstem)

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PLANTS Profile

Jatropha dioica Cerv. var. graminea McVaugh
leatherstem

Symbol:

JADIG

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Subshrub

L48

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©G.A. Cooper. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Department of Systematic Biology-Botany. United States, TX, Big Bend National Park, Persimmon Gap. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Jatropha dioica Cerv. var. graminea McVaugh

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Distribution:
Jatropha dioica Cerv. var. graminea McVaugh


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Related Taxa:
Jatropha dioica Cerv. var. graminea McVaugh

Classification:
Jatropha dioica Cerv. var. graminea McVaugh

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Euphorbiales
Family	Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus	Jatropha L. – nettlespurge
Species	Jatropha dioica Cerv. – leatherstem
Variety	Jatropha dioica Cerv. var. graminea McVaugh – leatherstem

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Jatropha dioica Cerv. var. graminea McVaugh

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 528584.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 06/19/2013 02:53 PM CDT