Prosartes hookeri

Prosartes hookeri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Liliales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Liliales

Familia: Liliaceae
Subfamilia: Calochortoideae
Genus: Prosartes
Species: Prosartes hookeri

Name

Prosartes hookeri Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 4): 144 (1857).

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Disporum hookeri (Torr.) G.Nicholson, Ill. Dict. Gard. 1: 484 (1885).
• Heterotypic
  • Prosartes trachyandra Torr., Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 4): 144 (1857).
    • Disporum trachyandrum (Torr.) Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 15: 188 (1888).
    • Disporum hookeri var. trachyandrum (Torr.) Q.Jones, Contr. Gray Herb. 173: 36 (1951).
    • Prosartes hookeri var. trachyandra (Torr.) Kartesz, Synth. N. Amer. Fl., nomencl. innov. 1(Nomencl. Innov.): 24 (1999).
  • Prosartes oregana S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 14: 271 (1879).
    • Disporum oreganum (S.Watson) Howell, Fl. N.W. Amer. 1: 659 (1902).
    • Lethea oregana (S.Watson) Farw., Pap. Michigan Acad. Sci. 2: 20 (1922 publ. 1923).
    • Disporum hookeri var. oreganum (S.Watson) Q.Jones, Contr. Gray Herb. 173: 32 (1951).
  • Prosartes hookeri var. oblongifolia S.Watson in S.Watson & al., Bot. California 2: 179 (1880).
    • Disporum hookeri var. oblongifolium (S.Watson) Britton, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 15: 188 (1888).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada Alberta, British Columbia. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Michigan. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. 1857. Description of the general botanical collections. Reports of explorations and surveys: to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean 4(4): 61–182. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Utech, F.H. 2002. Prosartes. Pp. 142–144 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 26: Magnoliophyta: Liliidae: Liliales and Orchidales. 723 pp. Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford, ISBN 0-19-515208-5. efloras FNA Website Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Prosartes hookeri in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Prosartes hookeri. 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. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 July 20. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Prosartes hookeri. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 July 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Prosartes hookeri. Published online. Accessed: July 20 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Fairy-bells

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