Tetragonotheca is a genus of North American plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][4] Nerveray is a common name for plants in this genus.[5]

Tetragonotheca
Tetragonotheca ludoviciana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Millerieae
Genus: Tetragonotheca
L.
Type species
Tetragonotheca helianthoides[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Halea Torr. & A.Gray 1842, illegitimate homonym not L. ex J.E. Smith 1821[3]
  • Bikera Adans.
  • Tetragonosperma Scheele
  • Gonotheca Raf. 1818, not Blume ex DC. 1830
Species[2][6]
formerly included[2]

see Guizotia Rumfordia

References edit

  1. ^ a b Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 903 in Latin
  2. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2015-01-17 at archive.today
  3. ^ The International Plant Names Index
  4. ^ Tropicos, Tetragonotheca L.
  5. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Tetragonotheca". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps