Parthenice

Parthenice is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family.[2][3][4][5]

Species

Parthenice
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Heliantheae[1]
Genus:
Parthenice

Binomial name
Parthenice mollis

There is only one known species, Parthenice mollis,[1] the annual monsterwort,[6] native to Arizona (Pima, Santa Cruz, + Cochise Counties)[7] and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Baja California Sur).

Varieties[1]
  1. Parthenice mollis var. mollis - Arizona, Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa
  2. Parthenice mollis var. peninsularis Sauck - Baja California Sur

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


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