Sphaeromeria

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Sphaeromeria
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Sphaeromeria compacta , Nevada
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Sphaeromeria
Nutt.
Type species
Sphaeromeria capitata
Synonyms [1]
  • VesicarpaRydb.

Sphaeromeria is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family. [2]

Sphaeromeria is native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico. [3] Species are known generally as chickensages. [4] The genus is closely related to Artemisia , and some authors merge the two genera into one. [5]

Species [1] [6] [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  2. Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 401–402 entirely in English
  3. Flora of North America
  4. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sphaeromeria". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  5. Jepson eFlora: Taxon page
  6. The Plant List search for Sphaeromeria
  7. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps, Artemisia Sphaeromeria treated as part of Artemisia
  8. Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93

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