Virginia Pennywort

(Obolaria virginica)

Description

Obolaria virginica is a gentian vegetable species described by Carl von Linn� . Obolaria virginica is part of the genus Obolaria and the family of gentian plants .

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Gentianales

Family:Gentianaceae

Genus:Obolaria

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