Bartonia

/bɑːrˈtoʊniə/ noun

A genus of small flowering plants in the evening primrose family, native to North and Central America, with delicate white or yellow flowers.

Named after botanist William Bartram or Benjamin Smith Barton, using the Latinized -ia suffix common in botanical nomenclature for plant genera.

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