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| Capraria biflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Scrophulariaceae |
| Tribe: | Leucophylleae |
| Genus: | Capraria L. (1753) |
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Capraria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Scrophulariaceae. It includes seven species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and northern South America to northern Argentina. It is sometimes placed in the families Gratiolaceae, Plantaginaceae, or Veronicaceae. The name is derived from the Latin word caprarius, meaning "pertaining to goats." This refers to goats being one of the few herbivores that will graze on the plants.
Species
Seven species are accepted.
- Capraria biflora L. – Goatweed
- Capraria frutescens (Mill.) Briq.
- Capraria integerrima Miq.
- Capraria integrifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
- Capraria mexicana Moric. ex Benth. – Tamaulipan tea
- Capraria peruviana Benth.
- Capraria saxifragifolia Schltdl. & Cham.
Formerly placed here
- Lindernia crustacea (L.) F.Muell. (as C. crustacea L.)
- Leucospora multifida (Michx.) Nutt. (as C. multifida Michx.)
References
- ^ "Genus: Capraria L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-04-20. Archived from the original on 2012-12-11. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ Capraria L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- Gándara, Etelvina; Victoria Sosa (March 2013). "Testing the monophyly and position of the North American shrubby desert genus Leucophyllum (Scrophulariaceae: Leucophylleae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 171 (3): 508–518. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2012.01327.x.
- Austin, Daniel F. (2004). Florida Ethnobotany. CRC Press. pp. 261–262. ISBN 978-0-8493-2332-4.
- "Capraria". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
- ^ "GRIN Species Records of Capraria". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-10-15.
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