Lessingia

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Lessingia
Lessingia leptoclada 2.jpeg
Lessingia leptoclada
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Lessingia

Type species
Lessingia germanorum[2]

Lessingia is a genus of plants in the daisy family which are native to western North America. Several species are endemic to California.[3][4][5]

Lessingias are generally daisy-like in appearance with white, yellow, or purple flowers, but they vary in appearance. Some lessingias are sometimes treated as members of different genera, such as Benitoa. The San Francisco lessingia, Lessingia germanorum, is an endangered species.[6][7][8]

Species[1][9]
formerly included[1]

Species once regarded as part of Lessingia, now considered more suited to other genera: Artemisia Benitoa Cacalia Chrysolaena Corethrogyne Lessingianthus Vernonia

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for Lessingia
  2. ^ Tropicos, Lessingia Cham.
  3. ^ Chamisso, Ludolf Karl Adelbert von. 1829. Linnaea 4(2): plate II (2), figure 2 line drawings of Lessingia germanorum
  4. ^ Chamisso, Ludolf Karl Adelbert von. 1829. Linnaea 4(2): 203–204 in Latin
  5. ^ Lane, M. A. (1992). New combinations in Californian Lessingia (Compositae: Astereae). Novon 2:3 213-14.
  6. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 20 Page 452 Lessingia Chamisso, Linnaea. 4: 203, plate 2, fig. 2. 1829.
  7. ^ Markos, S. and B. G. Baldwin. 2001. Higher-level relationships and major lineages of Lessingia (Compositae, Astereae) based on nuclear rDNA internal and external transcribed spacer (ITS and ETS) sequences. Systematic Botany 26: 168–183
  8. ^ Markos, S. 2005. Taxonomic changes in Lessingia (Compositae: Astereae). Madroño 52: 60–61.
  9. ^ The Plant List search for Lessingia

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