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Neviusia alabamensis

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Neviusia alabamensis

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Genus: Neviusia
Species:
N. alabamensis
Binomial name
Neviusia alabamensis

Neviusia alabamensis, the Alabama snow-wreath,[2] is a small shrub which is native to the Southeastern United States.

Neviusia alabamensis is considered rare throughout its range. It is found in widely scattered populations from northwestern Georgia to the Ozark Mountains, but the populations are thought to be mostly asexual clones, as no seed production has been observed. Because of its thinly scattered distribution and low genetic variability, it is of conservation concern. Its natural habitat is limestone woodlands with seasonal moisture.[1]

There are two other members of the genus Neviusia, the California endemic species Neviusia cliftonii, and the extinct species Neviusia dunthornei.[3][4]

References

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  • Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
  1. ^ a b Neviusia alabamensis NatureServe
  2. ^ NRCS. "Neviusia alabamensis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  3. ^ DeVore, M.L.; Moore, S.M.; Pigg, K.B.; Wehr, W.C. (2004). "Fossil Neviusia leaves (Rosaceae: Kerrieae) from the Lower Middle Eocene of Southern British Columbia" (PDF). Rhodora. 106 (927): 197–209. JSTOR 23314752.
  4. ^ DeVore, M.L.; Pigg, K.B.; Wehr, W.C. (2005). "Systematics and phytogeography of selected Eocene Okanagan Highlands plants". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 42 (2): 205–214. Bibcode:2005CaJES..42..205D. doi:10.1139/e04-072.