| Rafinesquia | |
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| Rafinesquia neomexicana | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
| Tribe: | Cichorieae |
| Subtribe: | Microseridinae |
| Genus: | Rafinesquia Nutt. 1841, conserved name not Raf. 1836 (Fabaceae) nor Raf. 1836 (Lamiaceae) nor Raf. 1838 (Bignoniaceae) nor Raf. 1841 (unknown family)[1] |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Nemoseris Greene | |
Rafinesquia, commonly known as plumeseed, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico.[3][4]
The genus was named for polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque by botanist Thomas Nuttall in 1841.[5]
Species
Rafinesquia consists of two species:[2][6][7]
- Rafinesquia californica Nutt. (California plumeseed, California chicory) - Baja California, Sonora, USA (CA OR NV AZ UT)
- Rafinesquia neomexicana A.Gray (New Mexico plumeseed, desert chicory) - Baja California, Sonora, USA (CA NV AZ UT NM TX)
References
- ↑ Tropicos, search for Rafinesquia
- 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-19 at archive.today
- ↑ Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 429 in English
- ↑ Tropicos Rafinesquia Nutt.
- ↑ Flora of North America, Rafinesquia Nuttall
- ↑ The Plant List, search for Rafinesquia
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
External links
- Rafinesquia californica at Calflora
- Rafinesquia neomexicana at Calflora
- US Department of Agriculture Plants Database: Rafinesquia
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