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Luina
Sign in to saveLuina, commonly called silverback, is a small genus of perennial shrubs in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Native toBritish Columbia, California, Oregon, Washington
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 15
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, NY, REED, BBLM, VT, BG
- Recorded in
- Canada, United States
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Asteraceae
- Image
- Luina hypoleuca.jpg
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- Luina
- taxon name
- Luina
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Luina
- taxon common name
- silverback
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Luina, commonly called silverback, is a small genus of perennial shrubs in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.
==Description== These are large, bushy perennials, native to the Pacific Coast of North America (United States and Canada), growing on rock outcrops, cliffs, and talus slopes.
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