Stillingia paucidentata, the Mojave toothleaf, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae.[1] The Mojave toothleaf is endemic to southeastern California in the United States.[1][2] It may occur in nearby western Arizona, but no specimens from that state have been conclusively confirmed.[2] It grows in sandy areas and dry slopes, flowering between March and May and fruiting in May and June.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Stillingia |
| Species: | S. paucidentata
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| Binomial name | |
| Stillingia paucidentata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Stillingia linearifolia var. paucidentata (S.Watson) Jeps. | |
It was described by Sereno Watson in 1879.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Stillingia paucidentata S.Watson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
- ^ a b c Levin, G. A.; Gillespie, L. J. (2016). "Stillingia paucidentata". In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.). Flora of North America North of Mexico (FNA). Vol. 12. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2018-11-22 – via eFloras.org, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
- ^ "Stillingia paucidentata S.Watson". ipni.org. International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 2018-11-23.
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