Tonella tenella

Tonella tenella

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lamiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Cladus: Lamiids Ordo: Lamiales

Familia: Plantaginaceae
Tribus: Cheloneae
Genus: Tonella
Species: Tonella tenella

Name

Tonella tenella (Benth.) A.Heller, 1900

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Collinsia tenella Benth. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 10: 593 (1846)
• Heterotypic
  • Tonella collinsioides Nutt. ex A.Gray in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 378 (1868)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Canada British Columbia Regional: Western USA California, Oregon, Washington References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• A.Heller, 1900. Muhlenbergia; a journal of botany 1: 5

Additional references

• Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2019). Flora of North America North of Mexico 17: 1-737. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Links

• International Plant Names Index. 2025. Tonella tenella. Published online. Accessed: July 22 2025. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Tonella tenella in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 July 22. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2025. Tonella tenella. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 22 July 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• English: Small-flowered Tonella, Lesser Baby Innocence

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