Shinnersia

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Shinnersia
Shinnersia rivularis.jpg
Shinnersia rivularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Eupatorieae[1]
Genus:
Shinnersia

R.M.King & H.Rob.
Binomial name
Shinnersia rivularis
(A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms[1]

Trichocoronis rivularis A.Gray

Shinnersia is an aquatic plant native to Texas and Mexico. It is classified in tribe Eupatorieae within family Asteraceae.[2][3]

The genus is named in honor of Lloyd H. Shinners of the Southern Methodist University.[2]

The roots live in the muck at the bottom of shallow slow-moving water (for example, along a stream), and the stem extends above the water slightly (less than 10 centimetres).[4][5]

Shinnersia is a common freshwater aquarium plant, and can sometimes be found having escaped cultivation.[6]

Species

The only known species in the genus is Shinnersia rivularis, the Rio Grande bugheal[7] or Mexican oak leaf plant, native to Texas, Coahuila, and Nuevo León.[1][2][8] It is thought to be related to two other aquatic genera in this tribe, Sclerolepis and Trichocoronis.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1970. Phytologia 19(5): 297–298
  3. ^ Tropicos, Shinnersia R.M. King & H. Rob.
  4. ^ "Shinnersia R. M. King & H. Robinson". Flora of North America.
  5. ^ Jackie M. Poole. Rare Plants of Texas. pp. 498–499. ISBN 978-1-58544-557-8.
  6. ^ Andreas Hussner & Klaus van de Weyer. "Alien aquatic plants of North Rhine-Westphalia: history, present distribution and management" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Trichocornis rivularis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  9. ^ "Shinnersia rivularis (A. Gray) R. M. King & H. Robinson". Flora of North America.


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