Dodartia orientalis L. is a plant in the Mazaceae family, order Lamiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Dodartia orientalis L.

Dodartia orientalis L.

Dodartia is a Mazaceae flowering plant genus with one accepted weedy perennial species eaten by saiga antelope.

Family
Genus
Dodartia
Order
Lamiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Dodartia orientalis L.

Dodartia is a genus of flowering plants that belongs to the Mazaceae plant family. Currently, only one species in this genus is accepted: Dodartia orientalis. This species is native to a wide range of regions including Ukraine, Russia, Anatolia, the Caucasus, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, the Altai, northern China, and Mongolia. Dodartia orientalis is a weedy perennial plant, and it is consumed by saiga antelope.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Lamiales Mazaceae Dodartia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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