Sericocarpus

Sericocarpus rigidus

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: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Subtribus: Solidagininae
Genus: Sericocarpus
Species: S. asteroides – S. linifolius – S. oregonensis – S. rigidus – S. tortifolius

Name

Sericocarpus Nees, Gen. Sp. Aster.: 148 (1832).

• Type species: Aster solidagineus Michx.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Western Canada British Columbia. Regional: Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon, Washington. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: Southwestern U.S.A. California. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, District of Columbia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Primary references

• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. 1833. Genera et species asterearum. Recensuit, descriptionibus et animadversionibus illustravit. Latin. Sumtibus Leonardi Schrag, Norimbergae. 334 pp. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2018. Sericocarpus. 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 Mar. 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Sericocarpus. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 19 2018.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Sericocarpus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Mar. 19. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2018. Sericocarpus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 19 Mar. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Sericocarpus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: whitetop aster
中文: 白顶菊属

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