Sphaeromeria
| chickensages | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sphaeromeria compacta, Nevada | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Anthemideae[1] |
| Genus: | Sphaeromeria Nutt. |
| Type species | |
| Sphaeromeria capitata Nutt. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
|
Vesicarpa Rydb. | |
Sphaeromeria is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family.[2]
Sphaeromeria is native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico.[3] Species are known generally as chickensages. The genus is closely related to Artemisia, and some authors merge the two genera into one.[4]
- Sphaeromeria argentea - silver chickensage - CO ID MT WY NV
- Sphaeromeria cana - gray chickensage - OR CA NV
- Sphaeromeria capitata - rock tansy - MT WY CO UT
- Sphaeromeria compacta - compact chickensage - NV
- Sphaeromeria diversifolia - separateleaf chickensage - NV UT
- Sphaeromeria martirensis - Baja California[7]
- Sphaeromeria potentilloides - fivefinger chickensage - CA NV OR ID
- Sphaeromeria ruthiae - Zion chickensage - UT
- Sphaeromeria simplex - Laramie chickensage - WY
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ↑ Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 401–402 entirely in English
- ↑ Flora of North America
- ↑ Jepson eFlora: Taxon page
- ↑ The Plant List search for Sphaeromeria
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps, Artemisia Sphaeromeria treated as part of Artemisia
- ↑ Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93
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