Dirca

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Thymelaeaceae – leatherwoods, of North America.

• moosewood, ropebark, wicopy

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids – clades; Malvales – order; Thymelaeaceae – family

• (genus): Dirca palustris (eastern leatherwood, moosewood, ropebark, wicopy) – type species; Dirca decipiens (Ozark leatherwood), Dirca mexicana (Mexican leatherwood), Dirca occidentalis (western leatherwood) – other accepted species

• Dirca on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Dirca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Dirca on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Dirca at USDA Plants database