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Dodecatheon Austrofrigidum
''Primula austrofrigida'', Synonym (taxonomy), syn. ''Dodecatheon austrofrigidum'', is a species of flowering plant in the Primulaceae, primrose family known by the common names frigid shooting star and tundra shooting star. It is native to Washington (state), Washington and Oregon in the United States, where it grows in the coastal mountain ranges, including those on the Olympic Peninsula.''Dodecatheon austrofrigidum''. Center for Plant Conservation. This plant has a basal clump of leaves with dimensions up to and smooth to wavy or somewhat toothed edges. The inflorescence is borne on a flowering stalk up to tall. It has one to seven flowers with magenta corolla lobes up to long or more which are reflexed away from the flower center. The stamens are maroon or purple and form a pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Synonym (taxonomy)
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnaeus was the first to give a scientific name (under the currently used system of scientific nomenclature) to the Norway spruce, which he called ''Pinus abies''. This name is no longer in use, so it is now a synonym of the current scientific name, ''Picea abies''. * In zoology, moving a species from one genus to another results in a different binomen, but the name is considered an alternative combination rather than a synonym. The concept of synonymy in zoology is reserved for two names at the same rank that refers to a taxon at that rank - for example, the name ''Papilio prorsa'' Linnaeus, 1758 is a junior synonym of ''Papilio levana'' Linnaeus, 1758, being names for different seasonal forms of the species now referred to as ''Araschnia le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |