Lappula occidentalis

Lappula occidentalis

Lappula occidentalis

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: Boraginoideae
Tribus: Eritrichieae
Genus: Lappula
Species: Lappula occidentalis
Varieties: L. o. var. cupulata – L. o. var. occidentalis

Name

Lappula occidentalis (S.Watson) Greene, 1899

Synonyms

• Echinospermum brachycentrum var. brachystylum A.Gray
• Echinospermum desertorum (Greene) K.Schum.
• Echinospermum occidentale (S.Watson) K.Schum.
• Echinospermum patagonicum Speg.
• Echinospermum redowskii var. occidentale S.Watson
• Lappula brachystyla (A.Gray) J.F.Macbr.
• Lappula desertorum Greene
• Lappula echinata var. occidentalis (Greene) B.Boivin
• Lappula leucotricha Rydb.
• Lappula patagonica (Speg.) Macloskie
• Lappula redowskii f. brachystyla (A.Gray) Scoggan
• Lappula redowskii var. desertorum (Greene) I.M.Johnst.
• Lappula redowskii subsp. occidentalis (S.Watson) Á.Löve & D.Löve
• Lappula redowskii var. occidentalis (S.Watson) Rydb.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Chile South Continental: Northern America Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico Introduced into: Colorado, Illinois, New York References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Greene, E.L., 1899. Pittonia; a Series of Papers Relating to Botany and Botanists. Berkeley, CA 4:97. 1899

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Lappula occidentalis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Lappula occidentalis. Published online. Accessed: Sep 30 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Lappula occidentalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2023 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Lappula occidentalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: flatspine stickseed, flat-spine sheepburr, western sticktight

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