Triodanis

Triodanis is a genus of flowering plants within the family Campanulaceae, native to North and South America.[1][2][3] Venus' looking-glass is a common name for plants in this genus.[4]

Triodanis
Triodanis perfoliata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Subfamily: Campanuloideae
Genus: Triodanis
Raf. ex Greene
Synonyms[1]
  • Campylocera Nutt.
  • Dysmicodon (Endl.) Nutt.

Species include:

  • Triodanis biflora (Ruiz & Pav.) Greene - small Venus' looking-glass - widespread across North America
  • Triodanis coloradoensis (Buckley) McVaugh - Colorado Venus' looking-glass - endemic to Texas despite the name
  • Triodanis holzingeri McVaugh - Holzinger's Venus' looking-glass - Great Plains plus Arizona and Tennessee
  • Triodanis lamprosperma McVaugh - Prairie Venus' looking-glass - southern Great Plains
  • Triodanis leptocarpa (Nutt.) Nieuwl. - Slimpod Venus' looking-glass - Great Plains
  • Triodanis perfoliata (L.) Nieuwl. - Clasping Venus' looking-glass - widespread across North and South America from Canada to Argentina; naturalized in China, Korea, Australia
  • Triodanis texana McVaugh - Texas Venus' looking-glass - endemic to Texas

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Species
  2. Lammers, T.G. (2007). World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae: 1-675. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps
  4. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Triodanis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 December 2015.


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