Biology:Sphaeromeria

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Sphaeromeria
Sphaeromeria compacta, Nevada
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Sphaeromeria
Nutt.
Type species
Sphaeromeria capitata
Synonyms[1]
  • Vesicarpa Rydb.

Sphaeromeria is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family.[2]

Sphaeromeria is native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico.[3] Species are known generally as chickensages.[4] The genus is closely related to Artemisia, and some authors merge the two genera into one.[5]

Species[1][6][7]
  • Sphaeromeria argentea - silver chickensage - CO ID MT WY NV
  • Sphaeromeria cana - gray chickensage - OR California NV
  • Sphaeromeria capitata - rock tansy - MT WY CO UT
  • Sphaeromeria compacta - compact chickensage - NV
  • Sphaeromeria diversifolia - separateleaf chickensage - NV UT
  • Sphaeromeria martirensis - Baja California[8]
  • Sphaeromeria potentilloides - fivefinger chickensage - California NV OR ID
  • Sphaeromeria ruthiae - Zion chickensage - UT
  • Sphaeromeria simplex - Laramie chickensage - WY

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 401–402 entirely in English
  3. ↑ Flora of North America
  4. ↑ "Sphaeromeria". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SPHAE3. Retrieved 25 November 2015. 
  5. ↑ Jepson eFlora: Taxon page
  6. ↑ The Plant List search for Sphaeromeria
  7. ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps, Artemisia Sphaeromeria treated as part of Artemisia
  8. ↑ Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93

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