Capraria
Encyclopedia
Capraria is a genus of flowering plant
s in the plantain
family, Plantaginaceae
. It is sometimes placed in the families Gratiolaceae, Scrophulariaceae
, or Veronicaceae. The name is derived from the Latin
word caprarius, meaning "pertaining to goats." This refers to goats being one of the few herbivores that will graze on the plants.
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the plantain
Plantago
Plantago is a genus of about 200 species of small, inconspicuous plants commonly called plantains. They share this name with the very dissimilar plantain, a kind of banana. Most are herbaceous plants, though a few are subshrubs growing to 60 cm tall. The leaves are sessile, but have a narrow...
family, Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae
Plantaginaceae Juss. or plantain family, are a family of flowering plants in the order Lamiales. The type genus is Plantago L..In older classifications it used to be the only family of the order Plantaginales, but numerous phylogenetic studies, summarized by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, have...
. It is sometimes placed in the families Gratiolaceae, Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Scrophulariaceae, the figwort family, are a family of flowering plants. The plants are annual or perennial herbs with flowers with bilateral or rarely radial symmetry. Members of the Scrophulariaceae have a cosmopolitan distribution, with the majority found in temperate areas, including...
, or Veronicaceae. The name is derived from the Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
word caprarius, meaning "pertaining to goats." This refers to goats being one of the few herbivores that will graze on the plants.
Selected species
- Capraria biflora L. – Goatweed
- Capraria mexicana Moric. ex Benth.George BenthamGeorge Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
– Tamaulipan Tea
Formerly placed here
- Lindernia crustacea (L.) F.Muell. (as C. crustacea L.)
- Leucospora multifida (Michx.) Nutt. (as C. multifida Michx.)