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Psathyrotes
Sign in to savePsathyrotes is a genus of North American plants in the sneezeweed tribe within the sunflower family. It contains annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America. Common names include turtleback, brittlestem, and fanleaf.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Psathyrotes es un género de plantas con flores anuales y perennes con pequeños arbustos perteneciente a la familia Asteraceae, nativo de regiones secas del sudoeste de Norteamérica. Comprende 7 especies descritas y de estas, solo 3 aceptadas.[1][2] Índice 1 Descripción 2 Taxonomía 3 Especies 4 Referencias 5 Enlaces externos Descripción Las plantas son bajas, densamente ramificadas, peludas y carnosas con olor a trementina. Las hojas son alternas y peludas. Taxonomía El género fue descrito por Asa Gray y publicado en Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(6): 100. 1853.[3] La especie tipo es: Psathyrotes annua (Nutt.) A. Gray. Etimología Psathyrotes: nombre genérico que proviene del griego y que se refiere a la fragilidad de sus tallos.[4] Especies A continuación se brinda un listado de las especies del género Psathyrotes aceptadas hasta julio de 2012, ordenadas alfabéticamente. Para cada una se indica el nombre binomial seguido del autor, abreviado según las convenciones y usos. Psathyrotes annua (Nutt.) Gray Psathyrotes pilifera Gray Psathyrotes ramosissima (Torr.) Gray Referencias ↑ Psathyrotes en PlantList ↑ Psathyrotes en Global Compositae ↑ «Psathyrotes». Tropicos.org. M
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- 29
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- INECOL, TEX, UCONN, RSA, CHRB, MO
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Estados Unidos
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Psathyrotes is a genus of North American plants in the sneezeweed tribe within the sunflower family. It contains annual and perennial forbs and low subshrubs native to dry areas of southwestern North America. Common names include turtleback, brittlestem, and fanleaf.
The plants are low, densely branching, hairy, and scaly, with a turpentine-like odor. Leaves are alternate and hairy. The Latin name of the genus (from the Greek psathurotes) refers to the brittleness of the stems. Species Psathyrotes annua (Nutt.) Gray (annual psathyrotes, mealy rosettes, turtleback) - CA NV UT AZ ID Synonyms: Bulbostylis annua Nutt. Annual or perennial forb Psathyrotes pilifera Gray (hairy-beast turtleback, hairybeast brittlestem) - NV UT AZ Annual forb Psathyrotes ramosissima (Torr.) Gray (velvet rosette, velvet turtleback, turtleback) - NV UT AZ CA, Baja California, Sonora Synonyms: Tetradymia ramosissima Torr. Annual or perennial forb or subshrub formerly included see Peucephyllum Psathyrotopsis Trichoptilium Psathyrotes incisa A.Gray - Trichoptilium incisum (A.Gray) A.Gray Psathyrotes purpusii Brandegee - Psathyrotopsis purpusii (Brandegee) Rydb. Psathyrotes scaposa A.Gray - Psathyrotopsis scaposa (A.Gray) H.Rob. Psathyrotes schottii (A.Gray) A.Gray - Peucephyllum schottii A.Gray
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