Ptilimnium
Ptilimnium is a group of plants in the family Apiaceae described as a genus in 1819.[4][3] The common name is mock bishopweed[5] 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.[3][6]
| 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.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ptilimnium capillaceum | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
As of December 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted five species:[1]
- Ptilimnium ahlesii Weakley & G.L.Nesom
- Ptilimnium capillaceum (Michx.) Raf. - SE + SC + NE USA
- Ptilimnium costatum (Elliott) Raf. - SC USA
- Ptilimnium nuttallii (DC.) Britton - SC USA
- Ptilimnium texense J.M. Coult. & Rose - Texas, Louisiana, Florida
Ptilimnium nodosum (Rose) Mathias, native to Georgia and South Carolina, is treated as Harperella nodosa by Plants of the World Online.
References
- "Ptilimnium Raf." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- lectotype designated by Coulter et J. N. Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 7: 118 (1900)
- Tropicos, Ptilimnium Raf.
- Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1819 American Monthly Magazine 4: 192
- USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Ptilimnium". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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