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Psilactis asteroides, Otero County, New Mexico | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Astereae |
Subtribe: | Symphyotrichinae |
Genus: |
Psilactis A.Gray |
Type species | |
Psilactis asteroides
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[3] A.Gray
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Species [1] | |
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Synonyms [4] | |
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Psilactis is a genus of North American and South American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae which are known by the common name tansyaster. [5] There are six species within the genus.
The genus contains six species: Psilactis asteroides, Psilactis brevilingulata, Psilactis gentryi, Psilactis heterocarpa, Psilactis odysseus, and Psilactis tenuis. [1] Formerly included in the genus were Psilactis coulteri and Psilactis crispa which are now placed in genus Leucosyris as L. coulteri [6] and L. crispa, [7] respectively. Additionally, Psilactis lepta has been determined to be a taxonymic synonym of Psilactis asteroides. [8]
Five species within the genus have native distribution in Mexico. Psilactis heterocarpa is restricted to Texas in the United States with no Mexican distribution. [9] P. odysseus is restricted to the Mexican states Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, [10] and the other four species, P. asteroides, [11] P. brevilingulata, [12] P. gentryi, [13] and P. tenuis [14] have distributions in both Mexico and the United States. P. brevilingulata has an additional presence in Colombia and Peru. [12]
Psilactis | |
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Psilactis asteroides, Otero County, New Mexico | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Astereae |
Subtribe: | Symphyotrichinae |
Genus: |
Psilactis A.Gray |
Type species | |
Psilactis asteroides
[2]
[3] A.Gray
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Species [1] | |
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Synonyms [4] | |
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Psilactis is a genus of North American and South American plants in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae which are known by the common name tansyaster. [5] There are six species within the genus.
The genus contains six species: Psilactis asteroides, Psilactis brevilingulata, Psilactis gentryi, Psilactis heterocarpa, Psilactis odysseus, and Psilactis tenuis. [1] Formerly included in the genus were Psilactis coulteri and Psilactis crispa which are now placed in genus Leucosyris as L. coulteri [6] and L. crispa, [7] respectively. Additionally, Psilactis lepta has been determined to be a taxonymic synonym of Psilactis asteroides. [8]
Five species within the genus have native distribution in Mexico. Psilactis heterocarpa is restricted to Texas in the United States with no Mexican distribution. [9] P. odysseus is restricted to the Mexican states Nuevo León and Tamaulipas, [10] and the other four species, P. asteroides, [11] P. brevilingulata, [12] P. gentryi, [13] and P. tenuis [14] have distributions in both Mexico and the United States. P. brevilingulata has an additional presence in Colombia and Peru. [12]