Loeselia
Sign in to saveLoeselia is a genus of flowering plants in the phlox family Polemoniaceae, native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, Columbia and Venezuela. A number of species are found only in the Balsas Depression of southwestern Mexico. It was named for German botanist Johannes Loesel by Linnaeus in 1753.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyPolemoniaceae
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Loeselia is a genus of flowering plants in the phlox family Polemoniaceae, native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, Central America, Columbia and Venezuela. A number of species are found only in the Balsas Depression of southwestern Mexico. It was named for German botanist Johannes Loesel by Linnaeus in 1753.
==Species== Currently accepted species include: Loeselia amplectens Benth. Loeselia campechiana C.Gut.Báez & Duno Loeselia ciliata L. Loeselia coerulea (Cav.) G.Don Loeselia cordifolia Hemsl. & Rose Loeselia glandulosa (Cav.) G.Don Loeselia grandiflora Standl. Loeselia greggii S.Watson Loeselia hintoniorum B.L.Turner Loeselia mexicana (Lam.) Brand Loeselia pumila (M.Martens & Galeotti) Walp. Loeselia purpusii Brandegee Loeselia rupestris Benth. Loeselia rzedowskii McVaugh Loeselia spectabilis J.M.Porter & V.W.Steinm. Loeselia tancitaroensis J.M.Porter & V.W.Steinm.