Pentachaeta (Asteraceae)

Pentachaeta lyonii

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
Subtribus: Pentachaetinae
Genus: Pentachaeta
Species: P. alsinoides – P. aurea – P. bellidiflora – P. exilis – P. fragilis – P. lyonii

Name

Pentachaeta Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 7: 336. (1840)

• Type species: Pentachaeta aurea Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. ser. 2, 7: 336. (1840)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Aphantochaeta A.Gray in Pacif. Railr. Rep. Whipple, Bot. 4(5; 4): 99 (1857)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Southwestern USA California Regional: Mexico Mexico Northwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Primary references

• Nuttall, T. 1840. Descriptions of new species and genera of plants in the natural order of the Compositae, collected in a tour across the continent to the Pacific, a residence in Oregon, and a visit to the Sandwich Islands and upper California, during the years 1834 and 1835. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, held at Philadelphia, for promoting useful knowledge, n.s.[new series][ser. 2], 7: 283–453. BHL Reference page. : 7: 336

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pentachaeta (Asteraceae) in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 February 24. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2017. Pentachaeta. 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. 2017. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2017 Dec 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2017. Pentachaeta. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 18 2017.
• Tropicos.org 2017. Pentachaeta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18} Dec. 2017.

Vernacular names

English: Pygmy Daisy

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