Geraea
"Desert Sunflower" redirects here. For the other species commonly known as Desert Sunflower, see Helianthus deserticola.
| Desertsunflower | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Geraea canescens | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae[1] |
| Genus: | Geraea Torr. & A.Gray, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Geraea canescens Torr. & A.Gray | |
Geraea is a genus of the sunflower family from southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, commonly called the Desertsunflowers.[2][3]
- Geraea canescens Torr. & A.Gray - California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah
- Geraea viscida (A.Gray) S.F.Blake - California (San Diego + Imperial Counties), Baja California
References
- 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Torrey, John & Asa Gray. 1847. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 1: 48–49 in Latin
- ↑ Tropicos, Geraea Torr. & A. Gray
- ↑ The Plant List, search for Geraea
- ↑ Flora of North America, Vol. 21 Page 122, Desert-sunflower Geraea Torrey & A. Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts. 1: 48. 1847.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, May 06, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.