Encelia actoni

Encelia actoni, Godde Hill Road, Los Angeles County, California

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: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Enceliinae
Genus: Encelia
Species: Encelia actoni

Name

Encelia actoni Elmer, Bot. Gaz. 39(1): 47–48. 1905.

• Type locality: Acton, Los Angeles County, California, United States (June, 1902).
• Holotype: DS 3724.
• Etymology: Encelia actoni is sometimes claimed to be named in honour of English botanist and collector Elizabeth Acton, but in reality it was named after the type locality, Acton, California.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Encelia actonii (orth. err.)
  • Encelia frutescens var. actoni (Elmer) S.F.Blake in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 49: 365 (1913)
  • Encelia frutescens f. actoni (Elmer) H.M.Hall in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 135 (1907)
  • Encelia virginensis var. actoni (Elmer) B.L.Turner in Phytologia 68: 167 (1990)
  • Encelia virginiensis subsp. actoni (Elmer) D.D.Keck in Aliso 4: 101 (1958)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA USA (California, Nevada) Regional: Mexico Mexico (Baja California Norte) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Elmer, A.D.E. 1905. New and noteworthy western plants. II. Botanical Gazette 39(1): 47–48.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Encelia actoni in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 27. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Encelia actoni. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 03 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Encelia actoni. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 03 Feb. 2018.
• Hassler, M. 2018. Encelia actoni. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 03. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

English: Acton Encelia

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