Ptilimnium

Ptilimnium is a group of plants in the family Apiaceae described as a genus in 1819. The common name is mock bishopweed or '''mock bishop's weed'''. It is endemic to the United States, primarily in the Southeast, the Lower Mississippi Valley, and the Lower Great Plains.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

Native toAlabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Illinois, Kansas

Observations5,382

via GBIF · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 239
With media: 231
Family: Apiaceae
Collections: CAS, CM, NY, RSA, BRIT
Recorded in: United States

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Ptilimnium is a group of plants in the family Apiaceae described as a genus in 1819. The common name is mock bishopweed or '''mock bishop's weed'. It is endemic to the United States, primarily in the Southeast, the Lower Mississippi Valley, and the Lower Great Plains.

==Species== , Plants of the World Online accepted five species: Ptilimnium ahlesii Weakley & G.L.Nesom Ptilimnium capillaceum (Michx.) Raf. - SE + SC + NE USA Ptilimnium costatum (Elliott) Raf. - SC USA Ptilimnium nuttallii (DC.) Britton - SC USA Ptilimnium texense J.M. Coult. & Rose - Texas, Louisiana, Florida

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