Triplateia
| Triplateia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Triplateia Bartl. (1830) |
| Species: | T. moehringioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Triplateia moehringioides (Moc. & Sessé ex Ser.) Kuntze (1891) | |
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Triplateia moehringioides is a species of flowering plant in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae. It is the sole species in genus Triplateia. It is an annual or subshrub native to northern, central, and southwestern Mexico, where it grows in deserts and dry shrublands.