Comptonia peregrina

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Myricaceae
Genus: Comptonia
Species:
C. peregrina
Binomial name
Comptonia peregrina
Synonyms
  • Comptonia aspleniifolia (L.) L'Hér.
  • Comptonia ceterach Mirb.
  • Comptonia peregrina var. aspleniifolia (L.) Fernald
  • Comptonia peregrina var. tomentosa A.Chev.
  • Liquidambar aspleniifolia (L.) L.
  • Liquidambar peregrina L.
  • Myrica aspleniifolia L.
  • Myrica aspleniifolia var. tomentosa (A.Chev.) Gleason
  • Myrica comptonia C.DC.
  • Myrica peregrina (L.) Kuntze

Comptonia peregrina is a species of flowering plant in the family Myricaceae native to eastern North America. It is the only extant (living) species in the genus Comptonia, although a number of extinct species are placed in the genus.

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