-Plants (Kingdom Plantae)

-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)

-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)

-Dicots (Class Magnoliopsida)

-Mallows, Rock-roses, and Allies (Order Malvales)

-Mallow and Hibiscus Family (Family Malvaceae)

-Subfamily Byttnerioideae

-Genus Byttneria

-Byttneria aculeata

A member of the Hibiscus Family (Malvaceae). Byttneria is native to most of Mexico south through Central America to northern South America. The branches and lower leaf surfaces are armed with sharp recurved prickles.