| Agdestis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Phytolaccaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agdestidoideae Nowicke |
| Genus: | Agdestis Moc. & Sessé ex DC. |
| Species: | A. clematidea
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| Binomial name | |
| Agdestis clematidea | |
Agdestis is a genus of flowering plants containing a single species Agdestis clematidea, a vine native to Florida, Texas, Mexico, and Central America.[1][2] Its common name rockroot refers to the large boulder-like root.[1]
- ^ a b Mark A. Nienaber; John W. Thieret (2004), "Agdestis clematidea Sessé & Moçiño ex de Candolle, Syst. Nat. 1: 543. 1817", Flora of North America online, vol. 4
- ^ Mark A. Nienaber; John W. Thieret (2004), "Agdestis Sessé & Moçiño ex de Candolle, Syst. Nat. 1: 511, 543. 1817", Flora of North America online, vol. 4