Loeselia glandulosa

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: Loeselia glandulosa
Subspeciesː L. g. subsp. glandulosa – L. g. subsp. sonorae

Name

Loeselia glandulosa (Cav.) G.Don, Gen. Hist. 4: 248 (1837)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Cantua glandulosa (Cav.) Poir. in Encycl., Suppl. 2: 80 (1811)
  • Hoitzia glandulosa Cav. in Icon. 4: 45 (1798)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

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

References

Primary references

• Don, G. 1837–1838. A General History of the Dichlamydeous Plants, comprising complete descriptions of the different orders; ...; the whole arranged according to the natural system. Vol. IV.—Corolliflorae. VIII+908 pp. J.G. and F. Rivington, et al., London. BHL Reference page. ː

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 
• Stevens, W.D., Ulloa U., C., Pool, A. & Montiel, O.M. (2001). Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i-xlii, 1-2666. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Loeselia glandulosa 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. 2026. Loeselia glandulosa. Published online. Accessed: March 29 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• español: espinosilla

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