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Oxytheca

Oxytheca is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae. It includes three species native to dry and temperate parts of the western United States and southern South America. The taxonomy of this genus is in flux, with some species listed under tentative new names.

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Oxytheca is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae. It includes three species native to dry and temperate parts of the western United States and southern South America. The taxonomy of this genus is in flux, with some species listed under tentative new names.

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