Guilleminea

Taxobox
color = lightgreen
name = "Guilleminea"


image_width = 250px
image_caption =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Caryophyllales
familia = Amaranthaceae
subfamilia = Gomphrenoideae
genus = "Guilleminea"
genus_authority = Kunth
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 5 - See text.

"Guilleminea" is a small genus of plants in the amaranth family. They are sometimes known as matweeds. These are prostrate, mat-forming perennial herbs growing from taproots. The best known species is perhaps "Guilleminea densa", the small matweed, which is present on most continents and is often a weed. The other species are native to the Americas. The genus was named after the French botanist Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemin.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?290,310 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GUILL USDA Plants Profile: North American Species]