Wyethia

Wyethia mollis

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: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Engelmanniinae
Genus: Wyethia
Species: W. amplexicaulis – W. angustifolia – W. arizonica – W. glabra – W. helenioides – W. helianthoides – W. longicaulis – W. mollis – W. sagittata
Nothospecies: W. × cusickii – W. × magna

Name

Wyethia Nutt., J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 39. t. 5. (1834)

• Type species: Wyethia helianthoides Nutt., J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 7: 40. 1834

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Alarconia DC. in Prodr. 5: 537 (1836)
  • Melarhiza1 Kellogg in Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 1: 38 (1855), nom. provis.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional:Canada Alberta, British Columbia Regional:Western & Central USA Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1834. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA 7: 39. t. 5.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Wyethia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 May 29. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2018. Wyethia. 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 Feb. 06. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2018. Wyethia. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 06 2018.
• Tropicos.org 2018. Wyethia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 06 Feb. 2018.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Nutt. in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: Wyethia.
• Wyethia Nutt. – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
• Wyethia – Taxon details on National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

Vernacular names

English: mule's ears

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