Dirca decipiens Floden is a plant in the Thymelaeaceae family, order Malvales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Dirca decipiens Floden

Dirca decipiens Floden

Dirca decipiens (Ozark leatherwood) is an endemic deciduous shrub distinguished from eastern leatherwood by specific traits.

Family
Genus
Dirca
Order
Malvales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Dirca decipiens Floden

Dirca decipiens, commonly called the Ozark leatherwood, is a deciduous shrub. This species is endemic to three areas in the central United States: northwestern Arkansas, southeastern Kansas, and southwestern Missouri. It can be told apart from the more widespread eastern leatherwood by its sessile fruits, and its finely hairy leaves and stems.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malvales Thymelaeaceae Dirca

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

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