Wyethia is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3][4] First published by Thomas Nuttall in J. Acad. Nat. Sci. Philadelphia vol.7 on page 39 in 1834.[5]
| Wyethia | |
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| Wyethia helenioides | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subtribe: | Engelmanniinae |
| Genus: | Wyethia Nutt. |
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These plants are commonly referred to as mule's ears. They are short, low to the ground golden-rayed wildflowers that resemble miniature sunflowers.[6] The genus is named for an early explorer of the western United States, American Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth, 1802–1856.[7]
Species
editAs accepted by Kew;[5] and Biota of North America Program;[8]
- Wyethia amplexicaulis (Nutt.) Nutt. - northern mule's ears, black sunflower - WA OR ID MT NV WY UT CO
- Wyethia angustifolia Nutt. - California compassplant, narrowleaf wyethia - WA OR CA
- Wyethia arizonica A.Gray - Arizona mule's ears - AZ NM UT CO
- Wyethia x cusickii Piper - OR ID NV
- Wyethia glabra A.Gray - Coast Range mule's ears - CA
- Wyethia helenioides Nutt. - gray mule's ears, whitehead mule's ears - CA
- Wyethia helianthoides Nutt. - sunflower mule's ears - OR ID NV WY MT
- Wyethia longicaulis A.Gray - Humboldt mule's ears - CA
- Wyethia mollis A.Gray - woolly mule's ears - CA OR NV
- Wyethia × magna A.Nelson ex W.A.Weber - CO NM
- Wyethia ovata - California, Baja California
- Wyethia sagittata (Pursh) Mabb. - Oregon
- formerly included;[1]
Agnorhiza. Scabrethia and Vigethia
References
edit- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Nuttall, Thomas. 1834. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(1): 39–40 description in Latin, commentary in English
- ^ Nuttall, Thomas. 1834. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 7(1): plate V (5) full-page line drawing of Wyethia helianthoides
- ^ Tropicos, Wyethia Nutt.
- ^ a b "Wyethia Nutt. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 100
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
External links
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Media related to Wyethia at Wikimedia Commons- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Photo gallery
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