Lathrocasis is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polemoniaceae. The only species is Lathrocasis tenerrima.[2]

Lathrocasis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Polemoniaceae
Genus: Lathrocasis
L.A.Johnson (2000)
Species:
L. tenerrima
Binomial name
Lathrocasis tenerrima
(A.Gray) L.A.Johnson (2000)
Synonyms[1]
  • Allophyllum tenerrimum (A.Gray) V.E.Grant (1998 publ. 1999)
  • Gilia tenerrima A.Gray (1870)
  • Navarretia tenerrima (A.Gray) Kuntze (1891)
  • Tintinabulum tenerrimum (A.Gray) A.G.Day & V.E.Grant (1998 publ. 1999)

Its native range is Western Canada to Western Central USA.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Lathrocasis tenerrima (A.Gray) L.A.Johnson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Lathrocasis L.A.Johnson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.