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Poteridium Spach. Subfamily: Rosoideae. Tribe: Sanguisorbeae. Subtribe: Sanguisorbinae. Common name: American Burnet.

A genus of 2 species, herbs, of c. and w. North America.

References: Kalkman In Kubitzki et al. (2004); Nordborg (1966); Nordborg (1967); Robertson (1974); Weakley (2014b) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2014). Show full citations.

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