Nicolletia

Nicolletia, common name hole-in-the-sand plant, is a small genus of flowering plants in tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae.

Species

GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyAsteraceae

Native toCalifornia, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, New Mexico, Texas

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 24
With media: 12
Family: Asteraceae
Collections: MO, BRIT, VT, NY
Recorded in: Mexico, United States

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Asteraceae
Image: Nicolletia occidentalis photo by Jules Jardinier 3456x2592.JPG

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taxon name: Nicolletia
taxon rank: genus
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=8234
topic's main category: Category:Nicolletia
Commons category: Nicolletia
taxon common name: hole-in-the-sand plant
taxon author citation: A.Gray

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Nicolletia, common name hole-in-the-sand plant, is a small genus of flowering plants in tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae.

The genus is named for explorer Jean Nicholas Nicollet, 1786–1843. Species Nicolletia edwardsii A.Gray - western Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas Nicolletia occidentalis A.Gray - Mojave hole-in-the-sand plant - Baja California, southern California Nicolletia trifida Rydb. - Baja California, Baja California Sur

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