Biebersteinia multifida

Biebersteinia multifida

Biebersteinia multifida is a rare perennial herbaceous plant. it has thick roots. the plant is covered with glandular hair. Flowers are small and yellow.
Biebersteinia multifida  Biebersteinia multifida,Geotagged,Spring

Naming

it was originally placed in Geraniaceae family (by Pierre Edmond Boissier, 1867) but In 2007, molecular phylogenetic studies have given it a basal position within Sapindales. In the APG III system and in the Kubitzki system, it is placed in its own monogeneric family, Biebersteiniaceae.
Biebersteinia multifida  Biebersteinia multifida,Geotagged,Jordan,Spring

Distribution

Middle East & Caucasus (central Asia)

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderSapindales
FamilyBiebersteiniaceae
GenusBiebersteinia
SpeciesBiebersteinia multifida
Photographed in
Israel
Jordan