Plectocephalus americanus

Plectocephalus americanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Euasterids II Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Carduoideae
Tribus: Cardueae
Subtribus: Centaureinae
Genus: Plectocephalus
Species: Plectocephalus americanus

Name

Plectocephalus americanus (Nutt.) D.Don, 1830.

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Centaurea americana Nutt., J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia 2: 117. 1821.

References

• Don, D. in Sweet, R. 1830. Brit. Fl. Gard., ser. 2. 1: plate 51.
• 'eFloras 2008. Plectocephalus americanus in Flora of North America. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
• The Euro+Med Plantbase 2006-. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem. Accessed: 2011 Sept 15. As Centaurea americana Nutt.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Plectocephalus americanus in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed on 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

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