Penthorum
Genus of flowering plants
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Penthorum is a genus of plants in the order Saxifragales. They are erect herbaceous perennials about half a meter tall. The genus consists of two species, one from east Asia and one from eastern North America.[2] It is variously classified in the family Saxifragaceae[2] or its own family Penthoraceae.[1][4] Its closest relatives may be in Haloragaceae.[2]
| Penthorum | |
|---|---|
| |
| Penthorum chinense | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Penthoraceae Rydb. ex Britt.[1] |
| Genus: | Penthorum L. |
| Type species | |
| P. sedoides L. | |
| Species | |
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| The range of Penthorum. | |
