Nephroia diversifolia
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Nephroia diversifolia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Ranunculales |
Family: | Menispermaceae |
Genus: | Nephroia |
Species: | N. diversifolia
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Binomial name | |
Nephroia diversifolia (DC.) L.Lian & Wei Wang (2020)
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Nephroia diversifolia is a vine with the common name sarsaparilla or correjuela. It is native to Arizona, Texas, and much of Mexico as far south as Oaxaca.[3] It is a vine climbing up to 3 m, with white to yellowish flowers and dark purple fruits up to 6 mm in diameter.[4][5]
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
- ^ A.P. de Candolle, Regni Vegetabilis Systema Naturale 1: 523. 1818.
- ^ a b Nephroia diversifolia (DC.) L.Lian & Wei Wang. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
- ^ J. E. Laferriere. 1992. Menispermaceae, Moon-seed Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:237-238.
- ^ Flora of North America, vol 3