Chloracantha (Asteraceae)

Chloracantha spinosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Campanulids Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Boltoniinae
Genus: Chloracantha
Species: C. ortegae – C. spinosa – C. spinosissima

Name

Chloracantha G.L.Nesom, Y.B.Suh, D.R.Morgan, S.D.Sundb. & B.B.Simpson, Phytologia 70: 378. (1991)

• Type species: Chloracantha spinosa (Benth.) G.L.Nesom, Phytologia 70: 378. (1991)

References

Primary references

• Nesom, G.L., Suh, Y.B., Morgan, D.R., Sundberg, S.D. & Simpson, B.B. 1991. Chloracantha A new genus of North American Astereae. Phytologia 70(5): 371–381. BHL Reference page. : 378

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Chloracantha in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 21. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Chloracantha. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Chloracantha. Published online. Accessed: Sep 21 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Chloracantha. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Sep 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Spiny aster

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