Oxypolis
| Oxypolis | |
|---|---|
| Oxypolis rigidior | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Oenantheae |
| Genus: | Oxypolis Raf. |
Oxypolis is a small genus of North American flowering plants in the carrot family known as cowbane, water dropwort, dropwort, hog-fennel, and pig-potato. As of 2020, Kew's Plants of the World Online accepts four species in the genus Oxypolis:
- Oxypolis fendleri (A.Gray) A.Heller
- Oxypolis occidentalis J.M.Coult. & Rose
- Oxypolis rigidior (L.) Raf.
- Oxypolis ternata (Nutt.) A.Heller