Mohavea
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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|image = Mohavea confertiflora 1.jpg
|image_caption = Mohavea confertiflora
|taxon = Mohavea
|authority = A.Gray
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = Mohavea breviflora
}}
Mohavea is a plant genus consisting of two species native to the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. This genus is often included in the closely related snapdragon genus Antirrhinum.
Taxonomy
Formerly included in the family Scrophulariaceae, the genus is now included in Plantaginaceae. The two species are both notable annuals flowering in the spring: the lesser mohavea, Mohavea breviflora, has small yellow flowers, while the ghost flower, Mohavea confertiflora, features large pale flowers with a pattern of purple spots.
= Etymology =
The genus name is derived from the Mojave River, where specimens were first collected by John C. Fremont.[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7177,7454 Jepson Manual Treatment]
References
External links
- [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=MOHAV USDA Plants Profile for Mohavea]
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Category:Plantaginaceae genera
Category:Flora of the California desert regions