Nicolletia

Nicolletia, common name hole-in-the-sand plant, is a small genus of flowering plants in tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae.

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KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toCalifornia, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Texas

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Nicolletia, common name hole-in-the-sand plant, is a small genus of flowering plants in tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae.

The genus is named for explorer Jean Nicholas Nicollet, 1786–1843. Species Nicolletia edwardsii A.Gray - western Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas Nicolletia occidentalis A.Gray - Mojave hole-in-the-sand plant - Baja California, southern California Nicolletia trifida Rydb. - Baja California, Baja California Sur