Biology:Scabrethia

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Scabrethia
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Scabrethia scabra

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Scabrethia

W.A.Weber
Binomial name
Scabrethia scabra
(Hook.) W.A.Weber
Synonyms[1]
  • Wyethia scabra Hook.

Scabrethia is a monotypic genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

There is only one recognized species, Scabrethia scabra,[4] the badlands mule-ears,[5] which is native to the western United States (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico).[1][6]

Subspecies[1]
  1. Scabrethia scabra subsp. scabra - (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona
  2. Scabrethia scabra subsp. attenuata (W.A.Weber) W.A.Weber - Utah, Arizona, New Mexico
  3. Scabrethia scabra subsp. canescens (W.A.Weber) W.A.Weber - Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico

The genus was circumscribed by William Alfred Weber in Phytologia vol.85 (1) on page 20 in 1998 (published in 1999).[4]

The genus name of Scabrethia is in honour of Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth (1802–1856), who was an American businessman and explorer. Scabrous (meaning rough to the touch) and also Wyethia.[7]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q16269480 entry