Centrostegia

Centrostegia
Centrostegia thurberi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Polygonaceae
Genus: Centrostegia
A.Gray ex Benth.
Species: C. thurberi
Binomial name
Centrostegia thurberi
A.Gray

Centrostegia is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with a single species in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. Centrostegia thurberi is known by the common names Thurber's spineflower and red triangles. It is a petite herb with a distinct red coloration.

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