Osmorhiza occidentalis

Osmorhiza occidentalis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Apiaceae
Subfamilia: Apioideae
Tribus: Scandiceae
Subtribus: Scandicinae
Genus: Osmorhiza
Species: Osmorhiza occidentalis

Name

Osmorhiza occidentalis (Torr. & A.Gray) Torr., 1858

Synonyms

• Glycosma occidentalis Nutt. ex Torr. & A.Gray
• Myrrhis ambigua Greene
• Myrrhis occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Benth. & Hook. fil.
• Osmorhiza ambigua (A. Gray) J.M. Coult. & Rose
• Washingtonia occidentalis (Nutt. ex Torr. & Gray) Coult. & Rose

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America USA (California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington State, Wyoming), Canada (Alberta, British Columbia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Torrey, J., Rep. U.S. Mex. Bound. 2(1): 71 (1858) ("1859")

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Osmorhiza occidentalis. 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 Sep 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Osmorhiza occidentalis. Published online. Accessed: Sep 01 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Osmorhiza occidentalis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Sep 01.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Osmorhiza occidentalis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Sep 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Osmorhiza occidentalis in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

English: Western sweetroot

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