Haplophyton crooksii
Haplophyton crooksii is a plant species native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico. It is an herb up to 60 cm tall, with showy yellow flowers, found on rocky slopes in desert scrub and desert grassland.[2][3]
| Haplophyton crooksii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Haplophyton |
| Species: | H. crooksii |
| Binomial name | |
| Haplophyton crooksii (L.D. Benson) L.D. Benson | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The plant is commonly called the cockroach plant (or hierba de la cucaracha) because of its insecticidal properties.[3]
References
Wikispecies has information related to Haplophyton crooksii.
- Tropicos
- L.D. Benson. 1943. American Journal of Botany 30(8): 630. 1943.
- McLaughliln, S.P. 1993. Apocynaceae A.L. Juss., Dogbane Family. Journal of the Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science 27:164-168.
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