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Pectocarya (combseed)

Synonyms: Ctenospermum; Gruvelia; Ktenospermum; Pectocarya palmeri

Wikipedia Abstract

Pectocarya is a plant genus of about 15 species in the family Boraginaceae. Plants in this genus are known generally as combseeds. They are small annual plants which bear tiny white flowers no more than 3 millimeters in diameter. Their fruits are nutlets which often have small projections that look like the teeth of a comb, hence their common name. The nutlets usually come in clusters of four. These plants are found mainly in western North America. Selected species:
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Species

Pectocarya anisocarpa
Pectocarya anomala
Pectocarya boliviana
Pectocarya dimorpha
Pectocarya heterocarpa (chuckwalla combseed) (Attributes)
Pectocarya linearis (sagebrush combseed) (Attributes)
Pectocarya penicillata (shortleaf combseed) (Attributes)
Pectocarya peninsularis (peninsular pectocarya) (Attributes)
Pectocarya platycarpa (broadnut combseed) (Attributes)
Pectocarya pusilla (little combseed)
Pectocarya recurvata (curvenut combseed) (Attributes)
Pectocarya setosa (bristly combseed) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0