Loeflingia
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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Loeflingia is a genus of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae occurring in North America, Europe, northern Africa, and southwestern Asia. Plants of the genus bear bristle-like stipules, as well as axillary, sessile flowers with awned sepals and no or vestigial petals. The fruit is a three-valved capsule.
Species
Species include the following:
- Loeflingia baetica Lag.
- Loeflingia hispanica L.
- Loeflingia squarrosa Nutt.
- Loeflingia tavaresiana Samp.
External links
- [http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Caryophyllaceae/Loeflingia/ Loeflingia] at The Plant List
- [http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/specieslist.cgi?where-genus=Loeflingia Loeflingia] at Calflora.org
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