Lesquerella

Lesquerella is the former name of a genus of flowering plants in the family Brassicaceae.[1] Recent work has shown that Lesquerella is indistinct from the genus Physaria and both genera have been united under Physaria.[2] In addition, the former Lesquerella of the southeastern United States have been moved to the genus Paysonia since 2002.[3] The genus Lesquerella is now no longer applied to any species and is considered defunct.

"Lesquerella"
Physaria tenella, formerly "Lesquerella tenella"
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Brassicales
Family:
Brassicaceae
Genus:
"Lesquerella"

Species

None

The genus is named in honor of Leo Lesquereux, 1805–1889, Swiss and American botanist.[4]

References
  1. Genus: Lesquerella S. Watson USDA GRIN Taxonomy for Plants
  2. Ihsan A. Al-Shehbaz and Steve L. O'Kane, Jr. "Lesquerella Is United with Physaria (Brassicaceae)" Novon Vol. 12, No. 3 (Autumn, 2002), pp. 319–329
  3. Paysonia, a New Genus Segregated from Lesquerella (Brassicaceae)" Novon Vol. 12, No. 3 (Autumn, 2002), pp. 379–381
  4. Serano Watson, "Contributions to American Botany, XV" Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 23 (1888) 249–287.


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