genus

Oxytheca

Oxytheca

Field notes

Oxytheca is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae. It includes three species native to dry and temperate parts of the western United States and southern South America. The taxonomy of this genus is in flux, with some species listed under tentative new names.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native Oxytheca All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.