Guilleminea

Guilleminea is a small genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. They are sometimes known as matweeds. These are prostrate, mat-forming perennial herbs growing from taproots. The best known species is perhaps Guilleminea densa, the small matweed, which is present on most continents and is often a weed. The other species are native to the Americas. The genus was named after the French botanist Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemin.

Guilleminea
Guilleminea elongata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Guilleminea
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Species

8 - See text

Species

The genus contains eight species including:[1]

  • Guilleminea brittonii Standl., 1967
  • Guilleminea chacoensis Pedersen, 2000
  • Guilleminea densa (Willd.) Moq., 1849 - Small
  • Guilleminea elongata Mears, 1967
  • Guilleminea fragilis Pedersen, 2000
  • Guilleminea gracilis R.E.Fr, 1905
  • Guilleminea hirsuta Pedersen, 2000
  • Guilleminea lanuginosa (Poir.) Hook.f, 1880

References
  1. "Guilleminea". The Plant List, retrieved 17 June 2020.
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