Hydrophyllum virginianum

Hydrophyllum virginianum

Hydrophyllum virginianum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Boraginaceae
Subfamilia: Hydrophylloideae
Genus: Hydrophyllum
Species: Hydrophyllum virginianum
Varietates: H. v. var. atranthum – H. v. var. patens – H. v. var. virginianum

Name

Hydrophyllum virginianum L., Sp. Pl. 1: 146 (1753).

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Hydrophyllum pinnatifidum Moench, Methodus: 428 (1794).
  • Hydrophyllum spiraeifolium Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 120 (1796).
  • Hydrophyllum virginianum f. simplicifolium Fernald, Rhodora 40: 341 (1938).
  • Hydrophyllum virginicum L., Syst. Nat. ed. 12, 2: 152 (1767).
  • Hydrophyllum virginicum var. pacificum Eastw. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 251: 35 (1913).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. New York, Vermont. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Kentucky, Tennessee. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 146. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Hydrophyllum virginianum. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 March 4. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Hydrophyllum virginianum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 March 4. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Hydrophyllum virginianum. Published online. Accessed: 4 March 2020.

Vernacular names

English: Virginia Waterleaf

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