Comptonia (plant)

Comptonia
Comptonia peregrina leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Myricaceae
Genus: Comptonia
L'Hér.[1]
Species[1][2]
Comptonia columbiana, 49.5 mya, Klondike Mountain Formation

Comptonia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Myricaceae, native to parts of eastern North America. It has one extant (living) species, sweet fern, Comptonia peregrina,[1] and a number of extinct species.[2]

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