Epifagus virginiana

Epifagus virginiana

Epifagus virginiana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orobanchaceae
Tribus: Orobancheae
Genus: Epifagus
Species: Epifagus virginiana

Name

Epifagus virginiana W.P.C.Barton, 1818

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Orobanche virginiana L. in Sp. Pl.: 633 (1753)
• Heterotypic
  • Epifagus americana Nutt. in Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 60 (1818)
  • Epifagus virginiana f. atropurpurea Pease in Rhodora 54: 140 (1952)
  • Epifagus virginiana f. pallida Weath. in Rhodora 36: 59 (1934)
  • Epifagus virginiana var. rauana Austin in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 6: 65 (1875)
  • Leptamnium virginianum Raf. in Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 4: 194 (1819)
  • Mylanche virginiana Wallr. in Orobanches Gen. Diask.: 76 (1825)
  • Orobanche virginica Hill in Veg. Syst. 18: 71 (1771)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern & Central USA Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast Regional: Canada New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Barton, W.P.C. 1818. Compendium Florae Philadelphicae : containing a description of the indigenous and naturalized plants found within a circuit of ten miles around Philadelphia. Vol. 2. 234 pp. Philadelphia. BHL Reference page. : 2:50.

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Epifagus virginiana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 November 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Epifagus virginiana. Published online. Accessed: November 05 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Ferns. Checklist of Ferns and Lycophytes of the World. . Epifagus virginiana Accessed: 05 November 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Epifagus virginiana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 November 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Epifagus virginiana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Beechdrops
français: Épifage de Virginie

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