| Spenceria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rosoideae |
| Tribe: | Sanguisorbeae |
| Subtribe: | Agrimoniinae |
| Genus: | Spenceria Trimen[1] |
| Species: | S. ramalana
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| Binomial name | |
| Spenceria ramalana Trimen [1]
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| Varieties[2] | |
Spenceria ramalana is the lone species in the plant genus Spenceria,[3] known by two varieties.[2] S. ramalana grows from 18–32 cm. tall, and puts out yellow flowers from July through August; bearing fruit (yellowish-brown achenes) from September to October.[2] The Chinese name, ma ti huang [马蹄黄],[2] can be translated to mean "yellow horseshoe".[4]
- ^ a b The genus Spenceria, and its type species Spenceria ramalana, were first described and published in Journal of Botany, British and Foreign. London 17: 97. 1879 "Spenceria ramalana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Spenceria ramalana". Flora of China. 9. eFloras: 384. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ GRIN. "Species in GRIN for genus Spenceria". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Retrieved June 19, 2011.
- ^ "Spenceria ramalana at Flora of China, as translated through GoogleTranslate". Retrieved June 19, 2011.