Pellionia | |
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Pellionia repens | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Urticaceae |
Tribe: | Elatostemateae |
Genus: | Pellionia Gaudich. |
Species | |
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Pellionia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Urticaceae.[1] The flowers of Pellionia are white globules held on stalks above the plant, which respond to changes in temperature by releasing their pollen as little puffs of smoke.[2]