Haplophyton crooksii
Species of plant
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Haplophyton crooksii is a plant species native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico. It is an herb up to 60 cm tall, with showy yellow flowers, found on rocky slopes in desert scrub and desert grassland.[2][3]
| Haplophyton crooksii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Haplophyton |
| Species: | H. crooksii |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplophyton crooksii (L.D. Benson) L.D. Benson | |
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The plant is commonly called the cockroach plant (or hierba de la cucaracha) because of its insecticidal properties.[3]
