Biology:Lachnocaulon

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Lachnocaulon
Southern Bogbutton imported from iNaturalist photo 195473171 on 17 December 2023.jpg
L. beyrichianum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Eriocaulaceae
Genus: Lachnocaulon
Kunth

Lachnocaulon (bogbutton)[1] is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia).[2][3][4][5]

Species

  • Lachnocaulon anceps (Walter) Morong - from Texas to Virginia; Isla de la Juventud in Cuba
  • Lachnocaulon beyrichianum Sporl. ex Körn - Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina
  • Lachnocaulon cubense Ruhland - Cuba, apparently extinct
  • Lachnocaulon digynum Körn - from eastern Texas to the Florida Panhandle
  • Lachnocaulon ekmanii Ruhland - Cuba
  • Lachnocaulon engleri Ruhland - Florida, southern Alabama
  • Lachnocaulon minus (Chapm.) Small - Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina

References

  1. "Lachnocaulon". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=LACHN. Retrieved 29 May 2015. 
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Flora of North America, Vol. 22, Lachnocaulon Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 497. 1841.
  4. Biiota of North America County Distribution maps
  5. Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Wikidata ☰ Q9019772 entry