Cymopterus

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Cymopterus
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Cymopterus newberryi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Selineae
Genus: Cymopterus
Raf. [1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms [1]
  • AletesJ.M.Coult. & Rose
  • AulospermumJ.M.Coult. & Rose
  • ColopteraJ.M.Coult. & Rose
  • CoriophyllusRydb.
  • EpallageitonKoso-Pol.
  • LeptocnemiaNutt.
  • OreoxisRaf.
  • PseudocymopterusJ.M.Coult. & Rose
  • PseudopteryxiaRydb.
  • PseudoreoxisRydb.
  • PteryxiaNutt.

Cymopterus is a genus of perennial plants in the family Apiaceae native to western North America. They are commonly known as the spring parsleys [2] and are edible. They are mostly stemless, taprooted perennial herbs with leaves at ground level and flowering scapes bearing yellow, white, or purple flowers. [3]

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Taxonomy

The taxonomy of this genus was described as confused in 2004, even after many decades of study. [4] Authors have organized it in different ways, sometimes including several closely related Apiaceae genera within it. [4] Genera recently segregated from Cymopterus include Vesper , six plants with morphological characters that are well-defined and easily separated from Cymopterus; the group has been separated before, but was reintegrated during repeated reorganizations of the genus. [5] The number of accepted species has varied between about 50 [3] to about 35. [6] [1]

Species

Cymopterus glomeratus Cymopterus acaulis (4008260594) (2).jpg
Cymopterus glomeratus
Cymopterus nivalis Cymopterus nivalis (4730490560).jpg
Cymopterus nivalis

As of December 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: [1]

Formerly included here

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cymopterus Raf." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
  2. Cymopterus. USDA PLANTS.
  3. 1 2 Cymopterus. The Jepson eFlora 2013.
  4. 1 2 Sun, F. and S. R. Downie. (2004). A molecular systematic investigation of Cymopterus and its allies (Apiaceae) based on phylogenetic analyses of nuclear (ITS) and plastid (rps16 intron) DNA sequences. South African Journal of Botany 70(3), 407-16.
  5. Hartman, R. L. and G. L. Nesom. (2012). Taxonomy of the genus Vesper (Apiaceae). Phytoneuron 94 1-9.
  6. Downie, S. R., et al. (2002). Polyphyly of the spring-parsleys (Cymopterus): molecular and morphological evidence suggests complex relationships among the perennial endemic genera of western North American Apiaceae. Canadian Journal of Botany 80(12), 1295-1324.

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