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Sphaeromeria

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Sphaeromeria
Sphaeromeria compacta, Nevada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Sphaeromeria
Nutt.
Type species
Sphaeromeria capitata
Synonyms[1]
  • Vesicarpa Rydb.

Sphaeromeria is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family.[2]

Sphaeromeria is native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico.[3] Species are known generally as chickensages.[4] The genus is closely related to Artemisia, and some authors merge the two genera into one.[5]

Species[1][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  2. ^ Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 401–402 entirely in English
  3. ^ Flora of North America
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Sphaeromeria​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  5. ^ Jepson eFlora: Taxon page
  6. ^ The Plant List search for Sphaeromeria
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps, Artemisia Sphaeromeria treated as part of Artemisia
  8. ^ Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93
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