Trollius laxus
| Trollius laxus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Trollius |
| Species: | T. laxus |
| Binomial name | |
| Trollius laxus Salisb. 1807 | |
Trollius laxus is a flowering plant species in the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family. It is native to North America and is considered to have two subspecies, one with a distribution is the east and one in the west.Common names for Trollius laxus include American globeflower[1] and American spreading globeflower.
Subspecies
The two subspecies of Trollius laxus are:
Subspecies albiflorus has a distribution over southwestern Canada and northwestern United States, while ssp. laxus has a range in the northeastern U.S., limited to parts of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
References
- ↑ "Trollius laxus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
- ↑ "ssp. albiflorus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 Dec 2011.
- ↑ "ssp. laxus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 Dec 2011.
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