Bolandra

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Saxifragales

Familia: Saxifragaceae
Tribus: Boykinieae
Genus: Bolandra
Species: B. californica – B. oregana
Name

Bolandra A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 341. (1868)

Type species: Bolandra californica A.Gray, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 7: 341. (1868)

References

Gray, A. 1868. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences 7: 341.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Bolandra in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 4. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2020. Bolandra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 4. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Bolandra. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 4 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Bolandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Nov. 2020.

Bolandra is a small genus of plants related to the saxifrages. It contains two species known as false coolworts. These are perennials with toothed leaves and inflorescences of curling, sharp-petalled flowers. They are both native to western North America.

Species:

Bolandra californica - Sierra false coolwort
Bolandra oregana - northern false coolwort