| Brazoria | |
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| Brazoria truncata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Lamioideae |
| Genus: | Brazoria Engelm. & A.Gray |
Brazorion is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, first described in 1845. It contains three known species, all endemic to the US state of Texas.
The name Brazoria refers to the Brazos River.
- Brazoria arenaria Lundell - southern Texas
- Brazoria enquistii M.W.Turner - central Texas
- Brazoria truncata (Benth.) Engelm. & A.Gray - south-central to east-central Texas
Formerly included:
- Brazoria scutellarioides Engelm. & A.Gray = Warnockia scutellarioides (Engelm. & A.Gray) M.W.Turner - Oklahoma, Texas, Coahuila
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
- Amanda Neill, ed. (2005). A Dictionary of Common Wildflowers of Texas & the Southern Great Plains. TCU Press. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-87565-309-9. OCLC 1162417755.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Brazoria | |