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Paxistima
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Paxistima is a small genus of shrubs in the family Celastraceae containing two North American species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCelastrales
- FamilyCelastraceae
Native toAlberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Montana, New Mexico
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 12
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Celastraceae
- Collections
- UCMP, UF, US, UAM, WTU, MONTU
- Recorded in
- United States
Wikidata facts
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- Paxistima myrsinites 15620.JPG
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- Category:Paxistima
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- paxistima
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Encyclopedic overview
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Paxistima is a small genus of shrubs in the family Celastraceae containing two North American species. Paxistima canbyi (Canby's mountain-lover) is an uncommon shrub native to the Appalachians and surrounding areas in the United States. Paxistima myrsinites (Oregon boxleaf) is widespread across western North America.
==External links== Jepson Manual Treatment: Paxistima
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Paxistima” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.