Proserpinaca

Proserpinaca palustris

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Haloragaceae
Genus: Proserpinaca
Species: P. × intermedia – P. palustris – P. pectinata

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Proserpinaca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 05. Reference page.

Name

Proserpinaca L., 1753

• Type species: Proserpinaca palustris L.

Synonyms

• Trixis Mitch., Diss. Bot. & Zool. 42 (1769)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: America Alabama, Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil South, Colombia, Cuba, El Salvador, Florida, Georgia, Guatemala, Illinois, Jamaica, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mississippi, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Uruguay, Vermont, Virginia 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: 1–88. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Proserpinaca in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 05. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. Oct. Proserpinaca. Published online. Accessed: 05 Oct.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Proserpinaca. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Oct 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Proserpinaca. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Oct 05. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Proserpinaca in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: mermaidweed
suomi: Kampalehdet

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