Comptonia peregrina

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fagales
Family: Myricaceae
Genus: Comptonia
Species:
C. peregrina
Binomial name
Comptonia peregrina
Synonyms
  • Comptonia aspleniifolia (L.) L'Hér.
  • Comptonia ceterach Mirb.
  • Comptonia peregrina var. aspleniifolia (L.) Fernald
  • Comptonia peregrina var. tomentosa A.Chev.
  • Liquidambar aspleniifolia (L.) L.
  • Liquidambar peregrina L.
  • Myrica aspleniifolia L.
  • Myrica aspleniifolia var. tomentosa (A.Chev.) Gleason
  • Myrica comptonia C.DC.
  • Myrica peregrina (L.) Kuntze

Comptonia peregrina is a species of flowering plant in the family Myricaceae native to eastern North America. It is the only extant (living) species in the genus Comptonia, although some extinct species are placed in the genus.

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