Tonestus pygmaeus

Taxonavigation edit

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: Tonestus
Species: Tonestus pygmaeus

Name edit

Tonestus pygmaeus A.Nelson, Bot. Gaz. 37: 262. (1904)

Synonyms edit

  • Heterotypic
    • Aster stenotus Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 317 (1891)
    • Haplopappus pygmaeus A.Gray in Amer. J. Sci. Arts, ser. 2, 33: 239 (1862)
    • Macronema pygmaeum Greene in Erythea 2: 73 (1894)
    • Stenotus pygmaeus Torr. & A.Gray in Fl. N. Amer. 2: 237 (1842)


Distribution edit

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
    • Regional: Southern Central USA
      • Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Wyoming

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

References edit

Primary references edit

Additional references edit

  • Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands
  • Brouillet, L., Urbatsch, L. & Roberts, R.P. 2004. Tonestus kingii and T. aberrans are related to Eurybia and the Machaerantherinae (Asteraceae: Astereae) based on nrDNA (ITS and ETS) data: reinstatement of Herrickia and a new genus, Triniteurybia. SIDA, Contributions to Botany 21(2): 889-900. JSTOR BHL Reference page

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