16 - See text For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Plant (disambiguation). ... Classes Magnoliopsida - Dicots Liliopsida - Monocots The flowering plants or angiosperms are the most widespread group of land plants. ... Magnoliopsida is the botanical name for a class of flowering plants. ... Families See text. ... Genera See text Nyctaginaceae, the Four OClock Family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions. ... Asa Gray (1810-1888) Asa Gray (November 18, 1810 - January 30, 1888) is considered the most important American botanist of the 19th century. ...
Acleisanthes is a genus of desert plants in the family Nyctaginaceae. There are currently 16 species. In the year 2000 studies by Rachel A. Levin reclassified the members of two genera, Ammocodon and Selinocarpus into genus Acleisanthes. Plants of this genus are known commonly as trumpets, due to the elongated, open-ended shape of their flowers. These are arid-adapted perennials with thick taproots which are usually compact and low to the ground or slightly ascending. An individual plant may have cleistogamous (unopening and self-pollinating) flowers as well as opening flowers which are usually nocturnal as a water-saving adaptation and are pollinated by night-flying or crepuscular insects such as hawkmoths. Flowers are usually white, sometimes yellow. These plants are native to the Chihuahuan and Sonoran Deserts of Mexico and the United States. Genera See text Nyctaginaceae, the Four OClock Family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions. ... This article is about the plant root system. ... Cleistogamy describes the trait of certain plants to propagate by using non-opening, self-pollinating flowers. ... Adult Firefly or Lightning Bug – a Crepuscular Beetle Photuris lucicrescens Crepuscular is a term used to describe animals that are primarily active during the twilight. ... Diversity 200 genera 1,200 species Type Species Sphinx ligustri (Privet Hawk-moth) Subfamilies Macroglossinae Smerinthinae Sphinginae The Sphingidae are a family of moths (Lepidoptera). ... Map of the Chihuahuan Desert. ... Map of the Mojave and Sonoran deserts. ...
Selected species:
Acleisanthes acutifolia - needletip trumpets
Acleisanthes angustifolia
Acleisanthes anisophylla
Acleisanthes chenopodioides
Acleisanthes crassifolia - Texas trumpets
Acleisanthes diffusa
Acleisanthes longiflora - angel trumpets, yerba de la rabia
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