Allionia

E281948

Allionia is a small genus of flowering plants, commonly known as trailing windmills, native to the Americas and noted for their distinctive three-lobed, windmill-like flowers.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
belongsTo Nyctaginaceae
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots
surface form: Core eudicots

Eudicots
commonName trailing windmills
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
distribution Central America
Mexico
northern South America
southwestern United States
family Nyctaginaceae
flowerColor magenta
pink
purple
flowerSymmetry zygomorphic
flowerType bisexual flowers
growthForm annual herbs
perennial herbs
habitat arid regions
open, sunny sites
semi-arid regions
hasCharacteristic herbaceous plants
prostrate growth habit
small genus of flowering plants
three-lobed flowers
trailing stems
windmill-like flowers
includesSpecies Allionia choisyi
Allionia incarnata
Allionia mexicana
isFloweringPlantGenus true
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement opposite
leafType simple leaves
namedAfter Carlo Allioni
nativeTo Americas
North America
South America
order Caryophyllales
pollination insect-pollinated
subdivisionRanks species
taxonRank genus

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Nyctaginaceae includesGenus Allionia