Fothergilla

Fothergilla major

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Saxifragales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Hamamelidaceae
Subfamilia: Hamamelidoideae
Genus: Fothergilla
Species: F. gardenii – F. major – F. milleri – F. parvifolia
Paleospecies: †F. durhamensis – †F. malloryi – †F. praeovata

Name

Fothergilla L. in J.A.Murray (ed.), Syst. Veg. ed. 13: 418 (1774).

• Type species: Fothergilla gardenii L.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Anamelis Garden, Linn. Corresp. 1: 340 (1821).
  • Abrophaes Raf., Sylva Tellur. 99 (1838)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. (edited by J. A. Murray) 1774. Systema Vegetabilium Secundum Classes Ordines Genera Species cum Characteribus et Differentiis. Editio decima tertia. 844 pp. J. C. Dieterich, Gottingae [Göttingen]. MDZ Gallica Reference page. 

Additional references

• Haynes, J.E., Phillips, W.D., Krings, A., Lynch, N.P. & Ranney, T.G. 2020. Revision of Fothergilla (Hamamelidaceae), including resurrection of F. parvifolia and a new species, F. milleri. PhytoKeys 144: 57–80. DOI: 10.3897/phytokeys.144.49589 Reference page. 
• Radtke, M.G., Pigg, K.B. & Wehr, W.C. 2005. Fossil Corylopsis and Fothergilla leaves (Hamamelidaceae) from the Lower Eocene flora of Republic, Washington, U.S.A., and their evolutionary and biogeographic significance. International Journal of Plant Sciences 166(2): 347–356. DOI: 10.1086/427483 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2021. Fothergilla. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 January 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Fothergilla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 January 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Fothergilla. Published online. Accessed: 13 January 2021.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Federbuschsträucher
English: Witch-alder
suomi: Höyhenpensaat

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