Pentachaeta (Asteraceae)

Pentachaeta lyonii

Taxonavigation

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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: Astereae
Subtribus: Pentachaetinae
Genus: Pentachaeta
Species: P. alsinoides – P. aurea – P. bellidiflora – P. exilis – P. fragilis – P. lyonii

Name

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Pentachaeta Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 7: 336. (1840)

  • Type species: Pentachaeta aurea Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 7: 336. (1840)

Synonyms

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  • Heterotypic
    • Aphantochaeta A.Gray in Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 4): 99 (1857)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • California
    • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico Northwest

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

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Primary references

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  • Nuttall, T. 1840. Descriptions of new species and genera of plants in the natural order of the Compositae, collected in a tour across the continent to the Pacific, a residence in Oregon, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands and upper California, during the years 1834 and 1835. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge, n.s.[new series][ser. 2], 7: 283–453. BHL Reference page
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Vernacular names

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English: Pygmy Daisy
 
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