Ptelea aptera
Species of plant
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Ptelea aptera, the wingless ptelea, is a flowering shrub native to northwestern Baja California, Mexico. It grows up to 1-5 meters tall, and occurs in the mediterranean-climate shrubland and subtropical dry shrubland from sea level to 600 meters elevation. It is grows in association with species of Ceanothus, Fraxinus, Salvia, and Artemisia.[1]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Ptelea |
| Species: | P. aptera |
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| Ptelea aptera | |
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The IUCN Red List assesses the species as Vulnerable,[1] and it is predicted to be at risk of extinction.[2] It is neighbored by the more northern Ptelea crenulata, the western hoptree. It seemingly has the smallest distribution of the three species.
