Shinnersoseris

Shinnersoseris
Shinnersoseris rostrata

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Cichorioideae
Tribe: Cichorieae
Subtribe: Microseridinae
Genus: Shinnersoseris
Tomb
Species:
S. rostrata
Binomial name
Shinnersoseris rostrata
(A.Gray) Tomb
Synonyms[1]
  • Lygodesmia juncea var. rostrata A.Gray
  • Lygodesmia rostrata (A.Gray) A.Gray

Shinnersoseris is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[2][3]

There is only one known species, Shinnersoseris rostrata, with the common names of beaked skeletonweed [4] and annual skeleton-weed.[5] It is native to the Great Plains of central North America (Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, United States (ND SD MN IA NE KS OK TX CO WY UT)).[6][7]

It was formerly in the genus Lygodesmia.[8]

  1. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-21 at archive.today
  2. ^ Tomb, Andrew Spencer. 1974. Sida 5(3): 186-189 genus description in Latin, species description in English; three pages of illustrations showing habit, pollen, and distribution
  3. ^ Tropicos, Shinnersoseris rostrata (A. Gray) Tomb
  4. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Shinnersoseris rostrata​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 12 November 2015.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference CoffinPfannmuller1988 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Flora of North America, Beaked skeleton-weed, Shinnersoseris Tomb, Sida. 5: 186, figs. 1–3. 1974.
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  8. ^ p.999 of Flora of the Great Plains, Barker