Rafinesquia
Rafinesquia, commonly known as plumeseed, is a genus of flowering plants in the dandelion family, native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico.[3][4]
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| Genus: | Rafinesquia Nutt. 1841, conserved name not Raf. 1836 (Fabaceae) nor Raf. 1836 (Lamiaceae) nor Raf. 1838 (Bignoniaceae) nor Raf. 1841 (unknown family)[1] |
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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
- 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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