Erechtites
| Erechtites | |
|---|---|
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| Erechtites hieraciifolius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Senecioneae |
| Genus: | Erechtites |
| Species | |
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5 - 25, see text | |
Erechtites is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family known commonly as fireweeds or burnweeds. They are native to the Americas,[1][2] but some species are widely distributed weeds.[1][3][4] Some species in this genus are treated as members of Senecio by some authors, and several other species are considered variants of E. hieracifolia, so there may be as few as 5 distinct species in this genus. In particular, not all authors agree on whether to include a dozen or so species native to Australia and New Zealand in Erechtites.[5][6]
Species include:
- Erechtites glomeratus
- Erechtites hieraciifolius
- Erechtites minimus
- Erechtites valerianifolius
The genus name Erechtites is considered masculine by some botanists and feminine by others;[1] species names may end in -us or -a, for example, Erechtites valerianifolius and E. valerianifolia are both acceptable names for the species.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "217. Erechtites Rafinesque". Flora of North America.
- ↑ Coleman, M.; Liston, A.; Kadereit, J. W.; Abbott, R. J. (2003). "Repeat intercontinental dispersal and Pleistocene speciation in disjunct Mediterranean and desert Senecio (Asteraceae)". American Journal of Botany 90 (10): 1446–54. doi:10.3732/ajb.90.10.1446. PMID 21659096.
- ↑ "Erechtites hieraciifolius (L.) Raf. ex DC.". Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).
- ↑ "Erechtites valerianifolia (Wolf) DC.". Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER).
- ↑ Erechtites Hieracifolia. Fireweed., Drugs and Medicines of North America, 1884-1887 by John Uri Lloyd and Curtis G. Lloyd. Online edition by Henriette Kress, 2002-2009
- ↑ Jepson Manual Treatment