Obolaria virginica

Obolaria virginica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Gentianaceae
Tribus: Gentianeae
Subtribus: Swertiinae
Genus: Obolaria
Species: Obolaria virginica

Name

Obolaria virginica L., 1753

Synonyms

• Shultzia virginica (L.) Kuntze, Rev. Gen. 430 (1891)
• Schultzia obolarioides Raf., Med. Repos. N. York, 5: 356 (1808)
• Obolaria caroliniana Walter, Fl. Carol. 166 (1788)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Eastern USA Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Regional: Southern Central USA Texas 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: 632. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
• Jones, R.L. 2005. Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora. 833 pp. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2331-3. JSTOR . Reference page. 
• Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Obolaria virginica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Obolaria virginica. Published online. Accessed: Jul 25 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Obolaria virginica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 Jul 2021.
• Hassler, M. 2021. Obolaria virginica. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Obolaria virginica. Accessed: 25 Jul 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Obolaria virginica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: Virginian Pennywort

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