Chloracantha spinosa

Chloracantha spinosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Astereae
Genus: Chloracantha
Species: Chloracantha spinosa

Name

Chloracantha spinosa (Benth.) G.L.Nesom; 1991

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Aster spinosus Benth. in Pl. Hartw.: 20 (1839)
  • Leucosyris spinosa (Benth.) Greene in Pittonia 3: 244 (1897)
• Heterotypic
  • Chloracantha australis G.L.Nesom in Phytoneuron 2018-58: 6 (2018)
  • Chloracantha spinosa var. strictospinosa S.D.Sundb. in Phytologia 70: 389 (1991)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southern USA Arizona, California, Louisiana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Nesom, G.L., 1991. Phytologia; Designed to Expedite Botanical Publication. New York 70:378.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Chloracantha spinosa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 21. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Chloracantha spinosa. Published online. Accessed: Sep 21 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Chloracantha spinosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 Sep 2020.
• Catalogue of Life: 2022 Annual Checklist
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Chloracantha spinosa in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: spiny aster

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