Myricaria
Genus of Tamaricaceae plants
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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]
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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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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]
Species
13 species are accepted.[2]
- Myricaria albiflora Grierson & D.G.Long
- Myricaria bracteata Royle
- Myricaria davurica (Willd.) Ehrenb.
- Myricaria germanica (L.) Desv.
- Myricaria laxiflora (Franch.) P.Y. Zhang & Y.J.Zhang
- Myricaria longifolia (Willd.) Ehrenb.
- Myricaria paniculata P.Y.Zhang & Y.J.Zhang
- Myricaria platyphylla Maxim.
- Myricaria prostrata Hook.f. & Thomson
- Myricaria pulcherrima Batalin
- Myricaria rosea W.W.Sm.
- Myricaria squamosa Desv.
- Myricaria wardii C.Marquand