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Ptilimnium

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Ptilimnium
Ptilimnium nuttallii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Oenantheae
Genus: Ptilimnium
Raf.[1]
Type species
Ptilimnium capillaceum
Synonyms[1]
  • Discopleura DC.

Ptilimnium is a group of plants in the family Apiaceae described as a genus in 1819.[4][3] The common name is mock bishopweed[5] or mock bishop's weed. It is endemic to the United States, primarily in the Southeast, the Lower Mississippi Valley, and the Lower Great Plains.[3][6]

Species

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As of December 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted five species:[1]

Ptilimnium nodosum (Rose) Mathias, native to Georgia and South Carolina, is treated as Harperella nodosa by Plants of the World Online.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Ptilimnium Raf." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  2. ^ lectotype designated by Coulter et J. N. Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 7: 118 (1900)
  3. ^ a b c Tropicos, Ptilimnium Raf.
  4. ^ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1819 American Monthly Magazine 4: 192
  5. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Ptilimnium​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps