Krameria

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Krameria is a small genus of flowering plants known for its shrubby species with distinctive red or purple flowers, commonly found in arid regions of the Americas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
adaptation drought tolerance
authority Loefl.
belongsTo Krameriaceae
clade Angiosperms
linked to: Magnoliophyta

Eudicots
containsCompound tannins
describedAs small genus of flowering plants
family Krameriaceae
firstPublicationYear 1758 (approximate)
flowerColor purple
red
geographicDistribution Andean region
Neotropics
linked to: Neotropical realm

southwestern United States
hasCommonName rhatany
rhatany bushes
hasFlowerStructure distinctive petaloid sepals
zygomorphic flowers
hasFruitType schizocarp
hasGrowthForm shrub
hasRootSystem deep root system
hasSpecies Krameria argentea
linked to: Krameria

Krameria cistoidea
linked to: Krameria

Krameria erecta
linked to: Krameria

Krameria glandulosa
linked to: Krameria

Krameria grayi
linked to: Krameria

Krameria ixine
linked to: Krameria

Krameria lappacea
linked to: Krameria

Krameria pauciflora
linked to: Krameria

Krameria triandra
linked to: Krameria
isMonogenericFamily true
kingdom Plantae
namedAfter Johann Georg Heinrich Kramer
nativeTo Americas
Central America
North America
South America
order Zygophyllales
partUsed roots
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollinationSyndrome bee-pollinated
taxonRank genus
typicalHabitat arid regions
semi-arid regions
usedFor as astringent
medicinal purposes

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Zygophyllales containsGenus Krameria
Krameriaceae containsGenus Krameria
Krameriaceae hasNotableSpecies Krameria triandra
linked to: Krameria
Krameriaceae hasNotableSpecies Krameria lappacea
linked to: Krameria
Krameriaceae hasNotableSpecies Krameria ixine
linked to: Krameria
Krameriaceae typeGenus Krameria
Krameria hasSpecies Krameria triandra
linked to: Krameria
Krameria hasSpecies Krameria lappacea
linked to: Krameria
Krameria hasSpecies Krameria ixine
linked to: Krameria
Krameria hasSpecies Krameria erecta
linked to: Krameria
Krameria hasSpecies Krameria grayi
linked to: Krameria
Krameria hasSpecies Krameria cistoidea
linked to: Krameria
Krameria hasSpecies Krameria argentea
linked to: Krameria
Krameria hasSpecies Krameria pauciflora
linked to: Krameria
Krameria hasSpecies Krameria glandulosa
linked to: Krameria