Phyllanthopsis arida

Phyllanthopsis arida, the trans-Pecos maidenbush,^[2] is a rare plant species endemic to western Texas.^[3]

Phyllanthopsis arida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Phyllanthaceae
Genus:	Phyllanthopsis
Species:	P. arida
Binomial name
Phyllanthopsis arida (Warnock & M.C.Johnst.) Voronts. & Petra Hoffm.
Synonyms[1]
Andrachne arida (Warnock & M.C.Johnst.) G.L.Webster Savia arida Warnock & M.C. Johnst.

Phyllanthopsis arida is a thornless, dioecious, deciduous, highly branching shrub up to 100 cm tall. Leaves are ovate to obovate, up to 1.0 cm long. Flower solitary or in small clusters, yellow-green, up to 3 mm in diameter. Capsule is hanging, up to 7 mm long.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}