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Podistera is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family. The four species are native to western North America, where they grow in high mountains and northern latitudes. They are compact, mat-forming perennial herbs with a low, clumpy habit common among plants growing in harsh, exposed, cold, dry habitat.

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  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderApiales
  5. FamilyApiaceae

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Podistera is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family. The four species are native to western North America, where they grow in high mountains and northern latitudes. They are compact, mat-forming perennial herbs with a low, clumpy habit common among plants growing in harsh, exposed, cold, dry habitat.

Species: Podistera eastwoodiae - Eastwood's podistera (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico) Podistera macounii - Macoun's woodroot (Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories) Podistera nevadensis - Sierra podistera (California) Podistera yukonensis - Yukon podistera (Alaska, Yukon)

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