Pleea is a small genus of flowering plants described as a genus in 1803.Michaux, André. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana 1: 247–248 in LatinMichaux, André. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana 1: plate 25 line drawing as illustration There is only one known species, Pleea tenuifolia, the rush featherling, native to the southeastern United States (Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, and South Carolina).Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map Image
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