Patrinia
| Patrinia | |
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| P. gibbosa with Mt. Bandaisan, Fukushima pref., Japan, in the background | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Dipsacales |
| Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
| Genus: | Patrinia Juss. |
| Species | |
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Patrinia is a genus of herbaceous plants in the honeysuckle family.[1] There are about 17 species[1] native to grassy mountain habitats in China, Siberia and Japan. These are unassuming clump-forming perennial plants having thin, erect stems with few leaves and bearing a terminal inflorescence with yellow or white flowers. The use for this plant is to provide a flower through long hot summers.
Selected species
- Patrinia gibbosa
- Patrinia scabiosifolia
- Patrinia triloba
- Patrinia villosa
References
- 1 2 "Patrinia", The Plant List (version 1.1), retrieved 2014-09-19
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