Dirca decipiens
| Dirca decipiens | |
|---|---|
| Leaves and fruits, Eureka Springs, Arkansas | |
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Thymelaeaceae |
| Genus: | Dirca |
| Species: | D. decipiens |
| Binomial name | |
| Dirca decipiens A.J.Floden | |
Dirca decipiens, the Ozark leatherwood, is a deciduous shrub endemic to northwestern Arkansas, southeastern Kansas, and southwestern Missouri. It is distinguished from the more widespread eastern leatherwood by its sessile fruits and finely hairy leaves and stems.
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