Sophronanthe

Sophronanthe
Sophronanthe pilosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Genus: Sophronanthe
Bentham

Sophronanthe is a small genus of flowering plants in the Veronica family. The two included species are native to the Southeastern United States. These species were recently included in the genus Gratiola, but a study in 2008 showed that there are four distinct groups within Gratiola and resurrected the genus Sophronanthe. [1]

There are two included species:[2]

References

  1. ↑ Estes, Larry D., "Systematics of Gratiola (Plantaginaceae). " PhD diss., University of Tennessee, 2008
  2. ↑ Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States
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