Ptilimnium is a group of plants in the family Apiaceae described as a genus in 1819.[4][3] The common name is mock bishopweed[5] 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.[3][6]
Ptilimnium | |
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Ptilimnium nuttallii | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Apiales |
Family: | Apiaceae |
Subfamily: | Apioideae |
Tribe: | Oenantheae |
Genus: | Ptilimnium Raf.[1] |
Type species | |
Ptilimnium capillaceum | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
editAs of December 2022[update], Plants of the World Online accepted five species:[1]
- 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
Ptilimnium nodosum (Rose) Mathias, native to Georgia and South Carolina, is treated as Harperella nodosa by Plants of the World Online.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ptilimnium Raf." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ^ lectotype designated by Coulter et J. N. Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 7: 118 (1900)
- ^ a b c Tropicos, Ptilimnium Raf.
- ^ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1819 American Monthly Magazine 4: 192
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ptilimnium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps