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Aletes
Also called Spring Parsley, Wavewing, Springparsleys, Desert Parsley, Springparsley
Aletes has been regarded a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, all of which are endemic to North America. As of December 2022, Plants of the World Online regarded Aletes as a synonym of Cymopterus, while GRIN Taxonomy regarded it as a possible synonym of that genus.
Species that may be placed in the genus include the following (placements in Cymopterus from Plants of the World Online):
Colorado aletes · Davis' springparsley · Desert springparsley · Evert's springparsley · Gilman's springparsley · Globe springparsley · Plains Spring Parsley · Toiyabe springparsley · Ripley's springparsley · Springparsley
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