Kallstroemia parviflora (Warty caltrop)

8/27/2014 · Sandy Walk, Petroglyph National Monument, New Mexico · ≈ 11 × 7″ (28 × 18 cm)

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
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	Rosidae	Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more
Order	Sapindales	Includes citrus; maples, horse-chestnuts, lychees and rambutans; mangos and cashews; frankincense and myrrh; mahogany and neem
Family	Zygophyllaceae	The caltrop family, with about 250 species
Genus	Kallstroemia	After Anders Kallström (1733-1812), an obscure contemporary of Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, the author of the genus
Species	parviflora	From the Greek parvus, “small,” and flora, “flower,” hence “small-flowered”