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Sartwellia

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Sartwellia
Sartwellia flaveriae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Tageteae
Subtribe: Flaveriinae
Genus: Sartwellia
A.Gray
Type species
Sartwellia flaveriae

Sartwellia is a genus of North American flowering plants in the tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae.[1] The common name is glowwort.[1] The genus was named for American botanist Henry Parker Sartwell.[2]

Species

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The following species are recognised:[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b NRCS. "Sartwellia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  2. ^ Gray, Asa, 1852. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 3(5): 122–123 in English + Latin
  3. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist search for Sartwellia
  4. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map