Phyllanthopsis arida
| Phyllanthopsis arida | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllanthopsis |
| Species: | P. arida |
| Binomial name | |
| Phyllanthopsis arida (Warnock & M.C.Johnst.) Voronts. & Petra Hoffm. | |
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Phyllanthopsis arida, the trans-Pecos maidenbush, is a rare plant species endemic to western Texas.
Phyllanthopsis arida is a thornless, dioecious, deciduous, highly branching shrub up to 100 cm tall. Leaves are ovate to obovate, up to 1.0 cm long. Flower solitary or in small clusters, yellow-green, up to 3 mm in diameter. Capsule is hanging, up to 7 mm long.