Agdestis
| Agdestis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Phytolaccaceae |
| Subfamily: | Agdestidoideae Nowicke |
| Genus: | Agdestis Moc. & Sessé ex DC. |
| Species: | A. clematidea
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| Binomial name | |
| Agdestis clematidea | |
Agdestis is a genus of flowering plants containing a single species Agdestis clematidea, a vine native to Mexico & Central America, and introduced to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Florida, and Texas (though potentially native to the latter). Its common name rockroot refers to the large boulder-like root.