Willemetia

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Willemetia
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Willemetia stipitata [1]
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Willemetia stipitata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Chondrillinae
Genus: Willemetia
Neck. ex Neck. 1777 not Maerkl. 1801 (Amaranthaceae) nor Brongn. 1827 (Rhamnaceae) nor Necker ex Cassini 1827 [2]
Type species
Willemetia hieracioides
Synonyms [3]
  • CalycocorsusF.W.Schmidt

Willemetia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. [4] [5] It is native to Europe, Iran and the Caucasus. [3]

Species [3]

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References

  1. 1882 illustration from Anton Hartinger, Atlas der Alpenflora. https://archive.org/details/atlasderalpenflo00hart
  2. Tropicos, search for Willemetia
  3. 1 2 3 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  4. Necker, Nöel Martin Joseph de. 1777. Willemetia Nouveau Genre de Plantes 1.
  5. Tropicos, Willemetia Neck.
  6. Altervista Flora Italiana, Lattugaccio palustre, Willemetia stipitata (Jacq.) Dalla Torre includes photos and European distribution map