PLANTS Profile for Tournefortia argentea (velvetleaf soldierbush)

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PLANTS Profile

Tournefortia argentea L. f.
velvetleaf soldierbush

Symbol:

TOAR2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Boraginaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

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Tournefortia argentea L. f.

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Synonyms:
Tournefortia argentea L. f.

MEAR10

Messerschmidia argentea (L. f.) I.M. Johnst.

Distribution:
Tournefortia argentea L. f.


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USA (HI)

Related Taxa:
Tournefortia argentea L. f.

View 42 genera in Boraginaceae, 8 species in Tournefortia

Classification:
Tournefortia argentea L. f.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Lamiales
Family	Boraginaceae – Borage family
Genus	Tournefortia L. – soldierbush
Species	Tournefortia argentea L. f. – velvetleaf soldierbush

Introduced Information:
Tournefortia argentea L. f.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Tournefortia argentea L. f.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505540.

Related Web Sites:
Tournefortia argentea L. f.

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