Podistera
| Podistera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Genus: | Podistera S.Watson |
| Species | |
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Podistera is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family. The four species are native to western North America, where they grow in high mountains and northern latitudes. They are compact, mat-forming perennial herbs with a low, clumpy habit common among plants growing in harsh, exposed, cold, dry habitat.
Species:
- Podistera eastwoodiae - Eastwood's podistera (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico)
- Podistera macounii - Macoun's woodroot (Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories)
- Podistera nevadensis - Sierra podistera (California)
- Podistera yukonensis - Yukon podistera (Alaska, Yukon)
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