Varilla (genus)
| Varilla | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Arctotideae |
| Genus: | Varilla A.Gray |
| Type species | |
| Varilla mexicana A.Gray | |
Varilla is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family described as a genus in 1849.[1][2][3]
The name Varilla is the Spanish word for "rod" or "wand."[3] The genus is native to Texas and northern Mexico.[4]
- Varilla mexicana A.Gray - Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas
- Varilla texana A.Gray - southern Texas,[6] Tamaulipas, Nuevo León
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References
- ↑ Gray, Asa. 1849. Memoirs of the American Academy of Arts and Science, new series 4(1): 106–107 generic description in Latin, specific description and commentary in English
- ↑ Tropicos, Varilla A. Gray
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Flora of North America, Varilla A. Gray, Mem. Amer. Acad. Arts, n. s. 4: 106. 1849.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Plant List, search for Varilla
- ↑ Turner, Billie Lee. 1990. Taxonomy of Varilla (Asteraceae:Heliantheae). Phytologia 68(6):4-13
- ↑ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
