Sartwellia
Sartwellia flaveriae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Tageteae
Subtribe: Flaveriinae
Genus: Sartwellia
A.Gray
Type species
Sartwellia flaveriae

Sartwellia is a genus of North American flowering plants in the tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae.[1] The common name is glowwort.[1] The genus was named for American botanist Henry Parker Sartwell.[2]

Species

The following species are recognised:[3]

References

  1. 1 2 USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Sartwellia". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  2. Gray, Asa, 1852. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 3(5): 122–123 in English + Latin
  3. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for Sartwellia
  4. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map


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