Loeselia

Loeselia glandulosa

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Polemoniaceae
Subfamilia: Polemonioideae
Tribus: Loeselieae
Genus: Loeselia
Species: L. amplectens – L. campechiana – L. ciliata – L. coerulea – L. cordifolia – L. glandulosa – L. greggii – L. guttata – L. hintoniorum – L. mexicana – L. pumila – L. purpusii – L. ramosissima – L. rzedowskii – L. scariosa – L. spectabilis – L. tancitaroensis – L. tenuifolia

Name

Loeselia L. Sp. Pl. 2: 628. (1753)

• Type species: Loeselia ciliata L. Sp. Pl. 2: 628. (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Hoitzia Juss. Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 136. (1789)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regionalː Southern Central USA Arizona, Texas Regionalː Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwes Continental: Southern America Regionalː Central America Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Hondurast, Nicaragua, Panamá Regionalː Northern South America Venezuela References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 628. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. 2021. The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. Scientific Data 8(215): 1–10. DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6 Reference page. 
• USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database https://web.archive.org/web/20240926064532/https://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
• Porter, J.M. & Johnson, L.A. 2000. A phylogenetic classification of Polemoniaceae. Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany 19(1): 55–91. DOI: 10.5642/aliso.20001901.06 Full text PDF Reference page. 
• Porter, J.M. & Patterson, R.W. 2014. A Fistful of Polemoniaceae: New Names and Combinations. Aliso: A Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany 32(2): 55–88. DOI: 10.5642/aliso.20143202.02.02 Full text PDF Reference page. 
• Porter, J.M. & Steinmann, V.W. 2009. Two new Loeselia (Polemoniaceae) Species from Michoacán, Mexico. Systematic Botany, 34(4): 730–736. Full text PDF

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Loeselia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 March 29. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2016. Loeselia. Published online. Accessed: Oct. 23 2016. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2016. Loeselia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Oct. 2016. Reference page.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Loeselia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• español: Espinosilla, Hierba del golpe

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