Colobanthus muelleri (Colobanthus muelleri)
Description
Colobanthus is a large genus of small, cushion-like herbaceous plants, sometimes known as pearlworts, a name they share with plants of the related genus Sagina. C. quitensis is the world's southernmost dicot, and one of only two native extant flowering plants of Antarctica.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Caryophyllaceae
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Genus: Colobanthus
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