Geocarpon groenlandicum

Geocarpon groenlandicum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Caryophyllaceae
Tribus: Sclerantheae
Genus: Geocarpon
Species: Geocarpon groenlandicum

Name

Geocarpon groenlandicum (Retz.) E.E.Schill., Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 200: 84. (2022)

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Stellaria groenlandica Retz., Fl. Scand. Prodr., ed. 2: 107 (1795)
• Homotypic
  • Alsine groenlandica (Retz.) Fenzl
  • Alsinopsis groenlandica (Retz.) Small
  • Arenaria groenlandica (Retz.) Spreng.
  • Minuartia groenlandica (Retz.) Ostenf.
  • Mononeuria groenlandica (Retz.) Dillenb. & Kadereit, Taxon 63(1): 84 (2014).
  • Porsildia groenlandica (Retz.) A. Löve & D. Löve
  • Sabulina groenlandica (Retz.) Small
• Heterotypic
  • Arenaria glabra Torr. in Fl. N. Middle United States 1: 455 (1824), nom. illeg.
  • Stellaria labradorica Schrank in Denkschr. Königl.-Baier. Bot. Ges. Regensburg 1(2): 24 (1818)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Greenland, St. Pierre and Miquelon, Canada (Newfoundland, Labrador, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Quebec), USA (Maine, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schilling, E.E., Floden, A.J., Weakley, A.S., Winder, C. & Small, R.L. 2022. Molecular barcoding reveals unexpected diversity in eastern North American stitchworts (Caryophyllaceae). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 200(1): 75–84. DOI: 10.1093/botlinnean/boac001 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Dillenberger, M.S. & Kadereit, J.W. 2014. Maximum polyphyly: Multiple origins and delimitation with plesiomorphic characters require a new circumscription of Minuartia (Caryophyllaceae). Taxon 63(1): 64–88, S1–S21. DOI: 10.12705/631.5 JSTOR ResearchGate Reference page. : 84

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Geocarpon groenlandicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug. 6. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Geocarpon groenlandicum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Aug. 6. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Geocarpon groenlandicum. Published online. Accessed: Aug. 6 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Geocarpon groenlandicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 6 Aug. 2023.

Vernacular names

English: Greenland Stitchwort

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