Rafinesquia

Not to be confused with Rafinesquina.

Rafinesquia
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Cichorioideae
Tribe:	Cichorieae
Subtribe:	Microseridinae
Genus:	Rafinesquia Nutt. 1841, conserved name not Raf. 1836 (Fabaceae) nor Raf. 1836 (Lamiaceae) nor Raf. 1838 (Bignoniaceae) nor Raf. 1841 (unknown family) [1]
Synonyms [2]
NemoserisGreene

Rafinesquia, commonly known as plumeseed, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico. ^{[3] [4]}

The genus was named for polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque by botanist Thomas Nuttall in 1841. ^[5]

Species

Rafinesquia consists of two species: ^{[2] [6] [7]}

• Rafinesquia californica Nutt. (California plumeseed, California chicory) - Baja California, Sonora, USA (CA OR NV AZ UT)
• Rafinesquia neomexicana A.Gray (New Mexico plumeseed, desert chicory) - Baja California, Sonora, USA (CA NV AZ UT NM TX)

References

1. Tropicos, search for Rafinesquia
2. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-19 at archive.today
3. Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 429 in English
4. Tropicos Rafinesquia Nutt.
5. Flora of North America, Rafinesquia Nuttall
6. The Plant List, search for Rafinesquia
7. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps

External links

• Rafinesquia californica at Calflora
• Rafinesquia neomexicana at Calflora
• US Department of Agriculture Plants Database: Rafinesquia

• Media related to Rafinesquia at Wikimedia Commons