Gymnosperma

not to be confused with Gymnospermae, traditional name for non-flowering seed plants

Gymnosperma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae[1]
Genus: Gymnosperma
Less.
Binomial name
Gymnosperma glutinosum
(Spreng.) Less. 1832
Synonyms[1]
  • Selloa Spreng., Dec 1818, illegitimate homonym not Kunth Oct 1818[2]
  • Selloa glutinosa Spreng.
  • Gymnosperma scoparium DC.
  • Xanthocephalum glutinosum (Spreng.) Shinners
  • Gymnosperma corymbosum DC.
  • Gymnosperma multiflorum DC.
  • Selloa scoparia Kuntze
  • Baccharis pingraea]] Nutt.
  • Selloa multiflora Kuntze
  • Baccharis fasciculosa Klatt

Gymnosperma is a genus of North American flowering plants in the daisy family.[3][4][5][6]

The only known species is Gymnosperma glutinosum, native to Mexico, Guatemala, and the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, Texas).[1][7][8] The species is sometimes known by the common name gumhead.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Tropicos search for Selloa
  3. Lessing, Christian Friedrich. 1832. Synopsis Generum Compositarum 194 in Latin
  4. Sprengel, Curt Polycarp Joachim. 1818. Novi Proventus Hortorum Academicorum Halensis et Berolinensis . 36–37
  5. Tropicos, Gymnosperma Less.
  6. Flora of North America, Gymnosperma Lessing, 1832.
  7. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  8. Davidse, G., M. Sousa-Peña, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2015. Asteraceae. 5(2): ined. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F..
  9. "Gymnosperma glutinosum". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 9 May 2015.

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