PLANTS Profile for Monoptilon bellioides (Mojave desertstar)

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PLANTS Profile

Monoptilon bellioides (A. Gray) H.M. Hall
Mojave desertstar

Symbol:

MOBE2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Asteraceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Monoptilon bellioides (A. Gray) H.M. Hall

Brother Alfred Brousseau. Courtesy of St. Mary's College of California. ©St. Mary's College of California. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Monoptilon bellioides (A. Gray) H.M. Hall

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Distribution:
Monoptilon bellioides (A. Gray) H.M. Hall


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USA (AZ, CA, NV)

Related Taxa:
Monoptilon bellioides (A. Gray) H.M. Hall

View 480 genera in Asteraceae, 2 species in Monoptilon

Classification:
Monoptilon bellioides (A. Gray) H.M. Hall

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Asterales
Family	Asteraceae – Aster family
Genus	Monoptilon Torr. & A. Gray – desertstar
Species	Monoptilon bellioides (A. Gray) H.M. Hall – Mojave desertstar

More Accounts and Images:
Monoptilon bellioides (A. Gray) H.M. Hall

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38124.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

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

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 01:37 AM CDT