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Proboscidea parviflora (Woot.) Woot. & Standl.
Doubleclaw, devil’s claw, unicorn plant
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
| Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
| Family | Martyniaceae | |
| Genus | Proboscidea | From the Greek proboskis, “elephant’s trunk,” in allusion to the elongated curved ends of the fruit |
| Species | parviflora | From the Greek parvus, “small,” and flora, “flower,” hence “small-flowered” |
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Proboscidea parviflora description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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8/27/2014 · Sandy Walk, Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
≈ 6 × 9" (15 × 22 cm) 
8/27/2014 · Sandy Walk, Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico
≈ 10 × 13" (25 × 33 cm)
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