Pteropyrum

E932219

Pteropyrum is a small genus of flowering plants in the knotweed family Polygonaceae, native to arid and semi-arid regions of Southwest and Central Asia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
adaptation drought tolerance
belongsTo knotweed family
class Magnoliopsida NERFINISHED
describedAs small genus
distributionRegion Afghanistan NERFINISHED
Central Asian deserts
Iran NERFINISHED
Pakistan NERFINISHED
Turkmenistan NERFINISHED
division Magnoliophyta
ecologicalRole component of desert shrub vegetation
soil stabilizer in arid habitats
family Polygonaceae NERFINISHED
floweringPlantGroup eudicots
flowerType bisexual flowers
growthForm woody
habitat desert margins
rocky slopes
steppe
hasSpecies Pteropyrum aucheri NERFINISHED
Pteropyrum olivieri NERFINISHED
Pteropyrum scoparium NERFINISHED
isA flowering plant genus
kingdom Plantae
leafPersistence deciduous
leafType simple leaves
lifeForm shrub
subshrub
nativeTo Central Asia NERFINISHED
Southwest Asia NERFINISHED
arid regions
semi-arid regions
order Caryophyllales
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
reproduction seed production
sexual reproduction
seedDispersal wind-dispersed
taxonRank genus

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Polygonoideae containsTaxon Pteropyrum