Purshia

Purshia stansburyana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rosaceae
Subfamilia: Dryadoideae
Tribus: Dryadeae
Genus: Purshia
Species: P. ericifolia – P. glandulosa – P. mexicana – P. plicata – P. stansburyana – P. subintegra – P. tridentata

Name

Purshia DC. ex Poir., Encyc. [J. Lamarck & al.] Suppl. 4. 623. (1816)

• Type species: P. tridentata (Pursh) DC.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cowania D.Don, Philos. Mag. J. 64: 374. 1824.
    • Type species: C. mexicana D.Don
  • Greggia Engelm.
  • Kunzia Spreng.
  • Purschia T.Post & Kuntze

Homonyms

• Purshia Spreng. (1817) = Lithospermum Tourn.
• Purshia Dennst. = Centranthera R.Br.

References

• Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B. & al. 1816. Encyclopedie Methodique. Botanique ... Supplement 4 4 . 623.
• Henrickson, J.S. 1986: Notes on Rosaceae. Phytologia 60 (6): 468 [1].
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Purshia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 DEc. 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Purshia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 18 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Bitterbrush
suomi: Ruusiot

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