Petrophyton

Petrophyton

Taxobox
name = "Petrophyton"


image_width = 260px
image_caption = "Petrophyton caespitosum"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Rosaceae
genus = "Petrophyton"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 4 - see text

"Petrophyton" is a small genus of plants in the rose family known as the rock spiraeas or rockmats. These are low mat-forming shrubs which send up erect stems bearing spike inflorescences of flowers. The brushy flowers are white and have many stamens and hairy, thready pistils. Rockmats are native to western North America.

Species:
*"Petrophyton acuminatum" - big arroyo rockmat
*"Petrophyton caespitosum" - mat rock spiraea
*"Petrophyton cinerascens" - halfshrub rockmat, Chelan rockmat
*"Petrophyton hendersonii" - Olympic Mountain rockmat

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6677,6817 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PETRO2 USDA Plants Profile]


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  • Petrophyton — ID 61775 Symbol Key PETRO2 Common Name rockspirea Family Rosaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity N/A US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA, WY Growth Habit N/A …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Petrophyton cinerascens — Petrophyton cinerascens …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Petrophyton acuminatum — ID 61776 Symbol Key PEAC4 Common Name big arroyo rockmat Family Rosaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution CA Growth Habit Subshrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Petrophyton caespitosum — ID 61778 Symbol Key PECA12 Common Name mat rockspirea Family Rosaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WY Growth Habit Subshrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Petrophyton caespitosum var. caespitosum — ID 61780 Symbol Key PECAC2 Common Name mat rockspirea Family Rosaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, TX, UT, WY Growth Habit Subshrub …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Petrophyton caespitosum var. elatius — ID 61783 Symbol Key PECAE Common Name mat rockspirea Family Rosaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution AZ, NV, UT Growth Habit Subshrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Petrophyton cinerascens — ID 61784 Symbol Key PECI4 Common Name halfshrub rockmat Family Rosaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution WA Growth Habit Subshrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Petrophyton hendersonii — ID 61785 Symbol Key PEHE4 Common Name Olympic Mountain rockmat Family Rosaceae Category Dicot Division Magnoliophyta US Nativity Native to U.S. US/NA Plant Yes State Distribution WA Growth Habit Subshrub Duration …   USDA Plant Characteristics

  • Petrophyton Rydb., orth. var. — Symbol PETRO3 Synonym Symbol PETRO2 Botanical Family Rosaceae …   Scientific plant list

  • Spiraeeae — Wald Geißbart (Aruncus dioicus) Systematik Rosiden Eurosiden I …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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