Diapensia is a genus of flowering plants of the family Diapensiaceae. Most of the species are found in the Himalayas. Diapensia lapponica has a high Arctic, circumpolar distribution.

Diapensia
Botanical illustration of Diapensia lapponica subsp. lapponica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Diapensiaceae
Genus: Diapensia
L.[1]
Species

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Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Diapensia:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Sp. Pl. 1: 141. 1753; Gen. Pl. ed. 5, 69. 1754
  2. ^ "Diapensia L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-10-22.