- Stephanomeria
Taxobox
name = "Stephanomeria"
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "S. virgata"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Asterales
familia =Asteraceae
tribus =Cichorieae
genus = "Stephanomeria"
genus_authority =Nutt.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text."Stephanomeria" is a genus of
plant s also known as wirelettuce, belonging to the familyAsteraceae . The ten perennial and six annual species are restricted to westernNorth America .Lee, J., Baldwin, B., and Gottlieb, L.D.; "Phylogeny of "Stephanomeria" and related genera (compositae-lactuceae) bed on analysis of 18S-26S nuclear rDNA ITS and ETS sequences"; American Journal of Botany. 2002; 89:160-168]"Stephanomeria" species are used as food plants by the
larva e of someLepidoptera species including "Schinia scarletina", which feeds exclusively on the genus.pecies
This genus contains the following species: [USDA PLANTS Profile page for Stephanomeria [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=STEPH] ]
* "S. cichoriacea " - chicoryleaf wirelettuce - southern California
* "S. diegensis" - wreathplant - southern California; Hybrid origin: "S. exigua х S. virgata" [Gallez G.P.L.D., Gottlieb 1982 "Genetic evidence for the hybrid origin of the diploid plant "Stephanomeria diegensis". Evolution 36: 1158-1167]
* "S. elata" - Santa Barbara wirelettuce - California and Oregon
* "S. exigua" - small wirelettuce - widespread throughout western US.
* "S. fluminea" - Teton wirelettuce - Endemic to northwesternWyoming
* "S. guadalupensis" - Endemic toGuadalupe Island
* "S. lactucina" - lettuce - California, Oregon and Nevada
* "S. malheurensis" - Malheur wirelettuce - Oregon
* "S. minor" - lesser wirelettuce - widespread, western US
* "S. minor" - tufted wirelettuce - western states
* "S. parryi" - Parry's wirelettuce - Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah
* "S. pauciflora" - Brownplume wirelettuce - widespread, southwestern US
* "S. runcinata" - desert wirelettuce - Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, Utah, Wyoming, North Dakota
* "S. schottii" - Schott's wirelettuce - Arizona
* "S. thurberi" - Thurber's wirelettuce - New Mexico, Arizona
* "S. virgata" - rod wirelettuce - California, Oregon, Nevada
* "S. wrightii" - Wright's wirelettuce - Texas, New MexicoThe following species have been re-assigned to different genera:
* "S. blairii" -> "
Malacothrix blairii"
* "S. spinosa" -> "Lygodesmia spinosa"References
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