Brazorion is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1845. It contains three known species, all endemic to the US state of Texas.[1][2]
| Brazoria | |
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| Brazoria truncata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lamioideae |
| Genus: | Brazoria Engelm. & A.Gray |
The name Brazoria refers to the Brazos River.[3]
- Brazoria arenaria Lundell - southern Texas
- Brazoria enquistii M.W.Turner - central Texas
- Brazoria truncata (Benth.) Engelm. & A.Gray - south-central to east-central Texas
Formerly included:
- Brazoria scutellarioides Engelm. & A.Gray = Warnockia scutellarioides (Engelm. & A.Gray) M.W.Turner - Oklahoma, Texas, Coahuila
References
edit- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ Amanda Neill, ed. (2005). A Dictionary of Common Wildflowers of Texas & the Southern Great Plains. TCU Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-87565-309-9. OCLC 1162417755.