Pterocaulon virgatum

Pterocaulon virgatum

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: Inuleae
Subtribus: Plucheinae
Genus: Pterocaulon
Species: Pterocaulon virgatum

Name

Pterocaulon virgatum (L.) DC., 1836

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chlaenobolus virgatus (L.) Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 49: 340 (1827)
  • Conyza virgata (L.) L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 1206 (1763)
  • Gnaphalium virgatum L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1211 (1759)
  • Pluchea virgata (L.) Less. in Linnaea 6: 726 (1831)
• Heterotypic
  • Chlaenobolus spicatus (Mill.) Cass. in G.-F.Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. 49: 341 (1827)
  • Conyza spicata (Mill.) Lam. in Encycl. 2: 93 (1786)
  • Gnaphalium spicatum Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 24 (1768)
  • Pluchea spicata (Mill.) Less. in Syn. Gen. Compos.: 207 (1832)
  • Pterocaulon pilcomayense Malme in Trab. Mus. Farmacol. 21: 129 (1909)
  • Pterocaulon pompilianum Standl. & L.O.Williams in Ceiba 1: 94 (1950)
  • Pterocaulon spicatum (Mill.) DC. in Prodr. 5: 454 (1836)
  • Pterocaulon spicatum var. cylindricum DC. in Prodr. 5: 454 (1836)
  • Pterocaulon subspicatum Malme in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 2: 388 (1902)
  • Pterocaulon subvirgatum Malme in Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl., n.f., 32(5): 55 (1899)
  • Pterocaulon virgatum var. capitatum Glaz. in Mém. Soc. Bot. France 3: 405 (1910), not validly publ.
  • Pterocaulon virgatum f. subvirgatum (Malme) Arechav. in Anales Mus. Nac. Montevideo 6: 269 (1908)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: Southeastern USA Alabama, Louisiana Regional: Southern Central USA Texas Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast Continental: Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay, Uruguay Regional: Western South America Bolivia Regional: Brazil Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northe South America Colombia Regional: Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Puerto Rico Regional:Central America Honduras References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1836. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 5: Sistens Calycereas et Compositarum tribus priores. 706 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 5:454.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Pterocaulon virgatum. Published online. Accessed: June 14 2023.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Pterocaulon virgatum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 June 14. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Pterocaulon virgatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 14 June 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Pterocaulon virgatum. 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 June 14. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Pterocaulon virgatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

English: wand blackroot

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