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Acourtia
Also called Desert Peonies, Desertpeony
Acourtia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae and was first described as a genus in 1830. It includes desertpeonies, such as Acourtia nana (dwarf desertpeony) and Acourtia runcinata (featherleaf desertpeony).
The genus name of Acourtia is in honour of Mary Elizabeth Catherine Gibbs à Court-Repington (1792–1878), an English noblewoman with botanical interests, who married Charles Ashe à Court-Repington.
Acourtia hintoniorum · Sacapellote · Dwarf desertpeony · Featherleaf desertpeony · Thurber's desertpeony · Brownfoot
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