| Ptilimnium | |
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| Ptilimnium nuttallii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Oenantheae |
| Genus: | Ptilimnium Raf. |
| Type species | |
| Ptilimnium capillaceum | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Ptilimnium is a group of plants in the family Apiaceae described as a genus in 1819.[3][2] The common name is mock bishopweed[4] or mock bishop's weed. It is endemic to the United States, primarily in the Southeast, the Lower Mississippi Valley, and the Lower Great Plains.[2][5]
- Accepted species[6]
- Ptilimnium capillaceum (Michx.) Raf. - SE + SC + NE USA
- Ptilimnium costatum (Elliott) Raf. - SC USA
- Ptilimnium fluviatile (Rose) Mathias - SE USA
- Ptilimnium nodosum (Rose) Mathias - Georgia, South Carolina
- Ptilimnium nuttallii (DC.) Britton - SC USA
- Ptilimnium texense J.M. Coult. & Rose - Texas, Louisiana, Florida
- Ptilimnium viviparum (Rose) Mathias - Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland
References
- ^ lectotype designated by Coulter et J. N. Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 7: 118 (1900)
- ^ a b c d Tropicos, Ptilimnium Raf.
- ^ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1819 American Monthly Magazine 4: 192
- ^ "Ptilimnium". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
- ^ The Plant List, search for Ptilimnium