Chamaebatia

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Chamaebatia
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Chamaebatia australis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Dryadoideae
Genus: Chamaebatia
Benth.
Species

2; see text.

Chamaebatia, also known as mountain misery, is a genus of two species of aromatic evergreen shrubs endemic to California. Its English common name derives from early settlers' experience with the plant's dense tangle and sticky, strong-smelling resin. [1] [2] They are actinorhizal, non-legumes capable of nitrogen fixation through symbiosis with the actinobacterium, Frankia . [3] [4]

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Taxonomy

Species

Chamaebatia comprises the following species: [5] [6]

Species names with uncertain taxonomic status

The status of the following species is unresolved: [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Karen Wiese (5 February 2013). Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, 2nd: A Field Guide to Common Wildflowers and Shrubs of the Sierra Nevada. FalconGuides. p. 188. ISBN   978-0-7627-8034-1.
  2. ↑ Bibby, Brian; Aguilar, Dugan (2005). Deeper Than Gold: Indian Life in the Sierra Foothills. Heyday. p. 101. ISBN   978-0-930588-96-0.
  3. ↑ Swensen, S.M.; Mullin, B.C. (1997). "The impact of molecular systematics on hypotheses for the evolution of root nodule symbioses and implications for expanding symbioses to new host plant genera". Plant and Soil. 194: 185–192. doi:10.1023/A:1004240004063.
  4. ↑ Oakley, B.; North, M.; Franklin, J. F.; Hedlund, B. P.; Staley, J. T. (2004). "Diversity and Distribution of Frankia Strains Symbiotic with Ceanothus in California" (PDF). Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70 (11): 6444–6452. Bibcode:2004ApEnM..70.6444O. doi:10.1128/AEM.70.11.6444-6452.2004. ISSN   0099-2240. PMC   525117 . PMID   15528504. Frankia strains symbiotic with Chamaebatia (Rosaceae) were within the same clade as several Ceanothus symbionts
  5. 1 2 "The Plant List entry for Chamaebatia". The Plant List, v.1.1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. September 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Govaerts R. "ChamaebatiaBenth.". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 December 2020.


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