''Neomonolepis spathulata'' is a species of

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in the amaranth family,

Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae ( ) is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus '' Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, maki ...

. It is the only species in the genus ''Neomonolepis''. It is an

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native to

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, and

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in western North America. It is an herbaceous annual, growing 2 to 20 cm tall. Plants may be trailing or erect. leaves are fleshy and entire, 3 to 25 mm long, and narrowly oblanceolate to spoon-shaped. Flowers appear in June to September, and grow in clusters of 4 to 15 or more.''Monolepis spathulata''
Jepson eFlora. Retrieved 31 March 2024. Typical habitats are moist mountain streambanks and meadows from 2,000 to 3,450 meters elevation. In California it grows on the eastern and western slopes of the high

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and in the

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References

{{Taxonbar, from1=Q58362847, from2=Q58362945 Monotypic Amaranthaceae genera Flora of Baja California Flora of California Flora of Nevada Flora of Oregon Plants described in 1868 Taxa named by Asa Gray Flora of the Sierra Nevada (United States) Natural history of the Transverse Ranges Amaranthaceae