Saussurea americana

Saussurea americana

Taxonavigation

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: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Saussureinae
Genus: Saussurea
Species: Saussurea americana

Name

Saussurea americana D.C.Eaton,

Synonyms

• Theodorea americana (Eat.) Kuntze

Distribution

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

References

• Eaton, D.C., Botanical Gazette 6(11): 283. 1881.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Saussurea americana. 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 Apr. 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Saussurea americana. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 29 2018.
• The Plant List 2013. Saussurea americana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Apr. 29.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Saussurea americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 29 Apr. 2018.

Vernacular names

English: American saw-wort

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