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Centrostegia thurberi A.Gray ex Benth. is a plant in the Polygonaceae family, order Caryophyllales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Centrostegia thurberi A.Gray ex Benth. (Centrostegia thurberi A.Gray ex Benth.)
Plantae

Centrostegia thurberi A.Gray ex Benth.

Centrostegia thurberi A.Gray ex Benth.

Centrostegia thurberi is the only species of the monotypic Polygonaceae genus Centrostegia, a small red native herb of the southwestern US and northwestern Mexico.

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Family
Genus
Centrostegia
Order
Caryophyllales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Centrostegia thurberi A.Gray ex Benth.

Genus Classification

Centrostegia is a monotypic plant genus belonging to the Polygonaceae family.

Type Species

Its only accepted species is Centrostegia thurberi A.Gray ex Benth., which has two common names: Thurber's spineflower and red triangles.

Species Traits and Distribution

This species is a small herb that has noticeably distinct red coloration, and it is native to the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico.

Photo: (c) Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Caryophyllales Polygonaceae Centrostegia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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