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Mohavea
Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mohavea is a plant genus consisting of two species native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. This genus is often included in the closely related snapdragon genus Antirrhinum.[1]
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Taxonomy
Formerly included in the family Scrophulariaceae, the genus is now included in Plantaginaceae. The two species are both notable annuals flowering in the spring: the lesser mohavea, Mohavea breviflora, has small yellow flowers, while the ghost flower, Mohavea confertiflora, features large pale flowers with a pattern of purple spots.
Etymology
The genus name is derived from the Mojave River, where specimens were first collected by John C. Fremont.[2]
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