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Polyctenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae, native to the Great Basin region of the Western United States.[1]

Polyctenium
Polyctenium fremontii flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Polyctenium Greene
Species
Polyctenium fremontii Polyctenium williamsiae

The plants are known by the common name combleaf,[2] owing to the resemblance of their deeply lobed leaves to a comb.

Species

There are two species within the genus:

• Polyctenium williamsiae — Washoe combleaf; quite rare and is specially protected in Nevada. Found in the Washoe Valley playas of the Virginia Range.[3]
• Polyctenium fremontii — Desert combleaf; more common species, found in the Great Basin habitats of northeastern California, southeast Oregon, southwest Idaho, and northwest Nevada.[4]

References

External links

• USDA Plants Profile for Polyctenium (combleaf)

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Polyctenium es un género botánico de plantas, pertenecientes a la familia Brassicaceae. Comprende 8 especies descritas y de estas, solo 2 aceptadas.[1]

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