Parthenice

Parthenice is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.[2][3][4][5]

Species

Parthenice
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Tribe:	Heliantheae[1]
Genus:	Parthenice A.Gray
Binomial name
Parthenice mollis A.Gray

There is only one known species, Parthenice mollis,[1] the annual monsterwort,[6] native to Arizona (Pima, Santa Cruz, + Cochise Counties)[7] and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Baja California Sur).

Varieties[1]

1. Parthenice mollis var. mollis - Arizona, Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa
2. Parthenice mollis var. peninsularis Sauck - Baja California Sur

References

1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-15 at Archive.today
2. Gray, Asa. 1853. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(6): 85–86 generic description in Latin, specific description in English
3. Tropicos, Parthenice A. Gray
4. Flora of North America, Vol. 21 Page 23 Parthenice A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 85. 1853.
5. Sauck, J. R. 1975. Distribution, chromosomes, and taxonomy of Parthenice mollis (Compositae). Madroño 23: 227–234.
6. "Parthenice mollis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
7. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map