Myricaria
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| Myricaria | |
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| Myricaria germanica | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Tamaricaceae |
| Genus: | Myricaria Desv. (1825)[1] |
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Myricaria is a genus of flowering plants of the family Tamaricaceae. It includes 13 species native to temperate Eurasia, ranging from Spain to China.[2]
Gene expression assays have been performed on Myricaria laxiflora to study flooding stress as the species is endangered and inhabits the flood zone of the Yangtze River in China.[3]