Loasa
Botanical name: Loasaceae
Loasa
Botanical name: Loasaceae
Species of Loasa
Gronovia
Kissenia
Cevallia
Sandpaper plant
Sandpaper plant is a small genus of flowering plants native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. They are subshrubs that get their common name from their rough foliage, which is covered in tiny, stiffly curved hairs. They bear racemes of claw-shaped flowers with long stamens extending well beyond the corolla, and unusual in that they emerge from outside the corolla.
Blazing star
Blazing star are recognizable by the little star-shaped flowers that open in the evening instead of during the day. Little hairs on the plants in this genus will stick to clothing and animal fur when brushed against. These plants attract bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.
Stingbushes
Scientific Classification
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