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 genus includes seven species native to the Americas, ranging from Arkansas, Colorado, and California to northern Argentina.[1] The best known species is perhaps Guilleminea densa, the small matweed, which has been introduced to parts of Africa, Australia, and the eastern United States where it is a weed.

Guilleminea
Guilleminea elongata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Guilleminea
Kunth (1823)
Species

seven; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Brayulinea Small (1903), nom. superfl.
  • Gossypianthus Hook. (1840)

The genus was named after the French botanist Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemin.

Species

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The genus contains seven species.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Guilleminea Kunth". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
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