Corispermum americanum

Corispermum americanum

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae s.l.
Cladus: Chenopodiaceae s.str.
Subfamilia: Corispermoideae
Tribus: Corispermeae
Genus: Corispermum
Species: Corispermum americanum

Varietates: C. a. var. americanum – C. a. var. rydbergii

Name edit

Corispermum americanum (Nutt.) Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 5: 165. (1835), as "Corispernum"

Synonyms edit

  • Basionym
    • Corispermum hyssopifolium var. americanum Nutt., Gen. N. Amer. Pl. [Nuttall]. 1: 4. (1818)
      • Type: United States: "On the sandy alluvions of the Missouri". T. Nuttall #s.n. Type: BM001010658, Isotypes: KW000114798
  • Heterotypic (ref. Mosyakin 2008 in Fl. N. America, Hassler 2018)
    • Corispermum imbricatum A. Nelson, New Man. Bot. Centr. Rocky Mts. 164. (1909)
    • Corispermum marginale Rydb., Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 30: 247. (1903)
      • Type: Albuquerque, 1884, C.L. Herrick s.n. Holotype: NY.
    • Corispermum simplicissimum Lunell, Amer. Midl. Naturalist 1: 207. (1910)
      • Type: North Dakota, shore of a lake several miles SE of Barton, Pierce Co., 26. Aug. 1980, Lunell No. 112. Holotype: MIN1000711

Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Western Canada
      • Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
    • Eastern Canada
      • Ontario, Quebec
    • Northwestern U.S.A.
      • Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming
    • North-Central U.S.A.
      • Illinois, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin
    • Northeastern U.S.A.
      • Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Ohio
    • Southwestern U.S.A.
      • Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah
    • South-Central U.S.A.
      • New Mexico, Texas
    • Southeastern U.S.A.
      • Arkansas
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Northeast (Chihuahua)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • Mosyakin, S.L.
  • eFloras 2008. Corispermum americanum in Flora of North America . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Links edit

Vernacular names edit

English: American bugseed
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