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| Croomia heterosepala flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Stemonaceae |
| Genus: | Croomia Torr. |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Croomia is a genus of primitive angiosperm herbs in the Stemonaceae family, first described as a genus in 1840. [2] [3]
Once included in its own family, Croomiaceae, Croomia has also previously been included in Dioscoreaceae. [4]
About six species. [1]
Croomia is native to China, Japan, and the southeastern United States. [1] The plants grow in moist, shady woods. Their small flowers are borne beneath the leaves. [6] [7]
John Torrey was an American botanist, chemist, and physician. Throughout much of his career, he was a teacher of chemistry, often at multiple universities, while he also pursued botanical work, focusing on the flora of North America. His most renowned works include studies of the New York flora, the Mexican Boundary, the Pacific railroad surveys, and the uncompleted Flora of North America.
The Stemonaceae are a family of monocotyledonous flowering plants placed in the order Pandanales. The family consists of four genera with ca 37 known species distributed in areas with seasonal climate across Southeast Asia and tropical Australia. One native species is found in the United States. In earlier systems the family was called Roxburghiaceae, after Roxburghia, now Stemona.
Tiarella, the foamflowers, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Saxifragaceae. The generic name Tiarella means "little turban", which suggests the shape of the seed capsules. Worldwide there are seven species, one each in eastern Asia and western North America, plus five species in eastern North America. As of October 2022, the taxonomy of Tiarella in eastern North America is in flux.
Amsonia is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1788. It is native primarily to North America with one species in East Asia and another in the eastern Mediterranean. It was named in honor of the American physician John Amson. Members of the genus are commonly known as bluestars.
Disporum is a genus of about 20 species of perennial flowering plants, found in Asia from northern India to Japan, south to Indonesia and north into the Russian Far East.
Helianthella, the little sunflower, is a genus of North American plants in the family Asteraceae.
Hulsea is a small genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae known commonly as alpinegold.
Geraea is a genus of the family Asteraceae from the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, commonly called the desert sunflower.
Monoptilon (desertstar) is a small genus of annual plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.
Crepis runcinata is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known by the common name fiddleleaf hawksbeard. It is native to western and central Canada, the western and central United States and northern Mexico (Chihuahua).
Bradburia is a North American genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the southern United States.
Schizachne is a genus of Eurasian and North American plants in the grass family. The only accepted species is Schizachne purpurascens, commonly called false melic. Three subspecies are recognized:
Nabalus is a genus of Asian and North American flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.
Solidago houghtonii is a rare North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae known as Houghton's goldenrod. It is native to southern Ontario, Canada and the northern United States. It is threatened by the loss and degradation of its habitat. It is a federally listed threatened species of the United States and it is designated a species of special concern by Canada's Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada.
Baccharis salicina is a species of plant in the family Asteraceae. Common names include willow baccharis, and Great Plains false willow. It is a shrub found in North America where it grows in mildly saline areas.
Croomia pauciflora is a plant species native to Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana. Croomia pauciflora is generally found in rich loams in forests.
Aphanostephus riddellii is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, with the common name Riddell's lazydaisy. It is native to the southwestern and south-central United States, as well as to the state of Coahuila in northern Mexico.
Baccharis texana is a North American species of shrubs in the family Asteraceae known by the common name prairie baccharis or false willow. It is native to northeastern Mexico and to the southern part of the Great Plains of the United States.
Bradburia hirtella is a North American species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to Texas and Louisiana in the south-central United States.
Carphephorus corymbosus, the Florida paintbrush or coastal plain chaffhead, is a species of North American plants in the family Asteraceae. They are native to the southeastern United States in the States of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.
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