Rafinesquia

Rafinesquia, commonly known as plumeseed, is a genus of flowering plants in the dandelion family, native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico.[3][4]

Not to be confused with Rafinesquina.

Rafinesquia
Rafinesquia neomexicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Cichorieae
Subtribe:
Microseridinae
Genus:
Rafinesquia

Nutt. 1841, conserved name not Raf. 1836 (Fabaceae) nor Raf. 1836 (Lamiaceae) nor Raf. 1838 (Bignoniaceae) nor Raf. 1841 (unknown family)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Nemoseris Greene

The genus was named for polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque by botanist Thomas Nuttall in 1841.[5]

Species

Rafinesquia consists of two species:[2][6][7]

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References
  1. Tropicos, search for Rafinesquia
  2. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-19 at Archive.today
  3. Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 429 in English
  4. Tropicos Rafinesquia Nutt.
  5. Flora of North America, Rafinesquia Nuttall
  6. The Plant List, search for Rafinesquia
  7. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps


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