Centrostegia

Centrostegia thurberi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Polygonaceae
Subfamilia: Eriogonoideae
Tribus: Eriogoneae
Genus: Centrostegia
Species: C. thurberi

Name

Centrostegia A.Gray ex Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, 1856. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 14(1): 27. (1856); et in Pacif. Rail. Rep. 7: 19. (1857)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southeastern USA Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah Regionalː Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Gray, A. 1856. A Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States. Second Edition. New York: George P. Putnam & Co. BHL Reference page.  14(1): 27.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Centrostegia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 May 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Centrostegia. Published online. Accessed: Mar. 10 2017. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Centrostegia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 Mar. 2017. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: spineflower

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