Petradoria

Petradoria is a genus of North American subshrubs in the tribe Astereae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

Species

Petradoria
Petradoria pumila subsp. pumila

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Astereae
Subtribe: Solidagininae
Genus: Petradoria
Greene
Species:
P. pumila
Binomial name
Petradoria pumila
(Nutt.) Greene
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysoma pumila Nutt.
  • Solidago pumila (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Aster pumilus Kuntze

The only known species is Petradoria pumila, known by the common name rock goldenrod. It is native to the western United States (California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho).[4] It is quite common in some regions, carpeting areas in yellow blooms.[5][1]

Formerly included[1]

Petradoria discoidea L.C.Anderson - Cuniculotinus gramineus (H.M.Hall) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig

Subspecies[1]
  • Petradoria pumila subsp. pumila
  • Petradoria pumila subsp. graminea (Wooton & Standl.) L.C.Anderson

References


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