Pectocarya is a plant genus of about 15[2] species in the family Boraginaceae. Plants in this genus are known generally as combseeds. They are small annual plants which bear tiny white flowers no more than 3 millimeters in diameter. Their fruits are nutlets which often have small projections that look like the teeth of a comb, hence their common name. The nutlets usually come in clusters of four. These plants are found mainly in western North America.
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| Pectocarya recurvata (fruit) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Boraginales |
| Family: | Boraginaceae |
| Subfamily: | Boraginoideae |
| Genus: | Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn. |
| Species[1] | |
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13; see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
edit13 species are accepted.[1]
- Pectocarya anisocarpa Veno
- Pectocarya anomala I.M.Johnst.
- Pectocarya boliviana (I.M.Johnst.) I.M.Johnst.
- Pectocarya dimorpha (I.M.Johnst.) I.M.Johnst.
- Pectocarya heterocarpa (I.M.Johnst.) I.M.Johnst. – chuckwalla combseed
- Pectocarya lateriflora (Lam.) DC.
- Pectocarya linearis (Ruiz & Pav.) DC. – sagebrush combseed
- Pectocarya penicillata A.DC. – sleeping combseed, winged combseed, shortleaf combseed
- Pectocarya peninsularis I.M.Johnst. – peninsula combseed
- Pectocarya platycarpa (Munz & I.M.Johnst.) Munz & I.M.Johnst. – broadfruit combseed
- Pectocarya pusilla (A.DC.) A.Gray – little combseed, purple prairieclover
- Pectocarya recurvata I.M.Johnst. – curvenut combseed, combbur
- Pectocarya setosa A.Gray – moth combseed
References
edit- ^ a b c Pectocarya DC. ex Meisn. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ Jepson Manual Treatment
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