Ptilimnium

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Ptilimnium
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Ptilimnium nuttallii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Oenantheae
Genus: Ptilimnium
Raf. [1]
Type species
Ptilimnium capillaceum
Synonyms [1]
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Ptilimnium is a group of plants in the family Apiaceae described as a genus in 1819. [4] [3] The common name is mock bishopweed [5] or mock bishop's weed. It is endemic to the United States, primarily in the Southeast, the Lower Mississippi Valley, and the Lower Great Plains. [3] [6]

Species

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

Ptilimnium nodosum(Rose) Mathias, native to Georgia and South Carolina, is treated as Harperella nodosa by Plants of the World Online.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ptilimnium Raf." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  2. lectotype designated by Coulter et J. N. Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 7: 118 (1900)
  3. 1 2 3 Tropicos, Ptilimnium Raf.
  4. Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1819 American Monthly Magazine 4: 192
  5. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ptilimnium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps