Parthenice

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Ambrosiinae
Genus: Parthenice
Species: P. mollis
Name

Parthenice A.Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 85. (1853)

monotypic taxon

References

Gray, A. 1853. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. Washington, DC 5(6): 85.
Hassler, M. 2018. Parthenice. 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. 2018. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Feb. 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2018. Parthenice. Published online. Accessed: Feb. 15 2018.
Tropicos.org 2018. Parthenice. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Feb. 2018.

Parthenice is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2][3][4]

Species

There is only one known species, Parthenice mollis,[5] the annual monsterwort,[6] native to Arizona (Pima, Santa Cruz, + Cochise Counties)[7] and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Baja California Sur).

Varieties[5]

Parthenice mollis var. mollis - Arizona, Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa
Parthenice mollis var. peninsularis Sauck - Baja California Sur

References

Gray, Asa. 1853. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(6): 85–86 generic description in Latin, specific description in English
Tropicos, Parthenice A. Gray
Flora of North America, Vol. 21 Page 23 Parthenice A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 85. 1853.
Sauck, J. R. 1975. Distribution, chromosomes, and taxonomy of Parthenice mollis (Compositae). Madroño 23: 227–234.
Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-15 at archive.today
USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Parthenice mollis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map