Achlys (plant)

Achlys
Achlys triphylla (Mount Rainier National Park)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Berberidaceae
Genus: Achlys
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Type species
Achlys triphylla

Achlys is a small genus of flowering plants in the barberry family (Berberidaceae), which it shares with genera such as Berberis and Vancouveria.[1] It is named after the Greek legendary figure associated with shade and mist, Achlys, because the plants grow in the shade.[2][3]

  1. ^ Gilkey, Helen M. & Dennis, La Rea J. (2001). Handbook of Northwestern Plants. Oregon State University Press. ISBN 0-87071-490-2 p. 161
  2. ^ Gledhill, David (2008). The Names of Plants. Cambridge University. ISBN 9780521866453.
  3. ^ Coombes, Allen J. (2012). The A to Z of plant names : a quick reference guide to 4000 garden plants (1st ed.). Portland, Or.: Timber Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-60469-196-2. OCLC 741564356.

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