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Stephanomeria Fluminea
''Stephanomeria fluminea'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae w ... known by the common names Creekside wirelettuce or Teton wirelettuce. References fluminea Flora of Wyoming {{Cichorieae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie D
Leslie may refer to: * Leslie (name), a name and list of people with the given name or surname, including fictional characters Families * Clan Leslie, a Scottish clan with the motto "grip fast" * Leslie (Russian nobility), a Russian noble family of Scottish origin Places Canada * Leslie, Saskatchewan * Leslie Street, a road in Toronto and York Region, Ontario ** Leslie (TTC), a subway station ** Leslie Street Spit, an artificial spit in Toronto United States *Leslie, Arkansas *Leslie, Georgia *Leslie, Michigan *Leslie, Missouri *Leslie, West Virginia * Leslie, Wisconsin *Leslie Township, Michigan *Leslie Township, Minnesota Elsewhere * Leslie Dam, a dam in Warwick, Queensland, Australia * Leslie, Mpumalanga, South Africa * Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, see List of listed buildings in Leslie, Aberdeenshire * Leslie, Fife, Scotland, UK Other uses * Leslie speaker system * Leslie Motor Car company * Leslie Controls, Inc. * Leslie (singer) (born 1985), French singer S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asteraceae
The family Asteraceae, alternatively Compositae, consists of over 32,000 known species of flowering plants in over 1,900 genera within the order Asterales. Commonly referred to as the aster, daisy, composite, or sunflower family, Compositae were first described in the year 1740. The number of species in Asteraceae is rivaled only by the Orchidaceae, and which is the larger family is unclear as the quantity of extant species in each family is unknown. Most species of Asteraceae are annual, biennial, or perennial herbaceous plants, but there are also shrubs, vines, and trees. The family has a widespread distribution, from subpolar to tropical regions in a wide variety of habitats. Most occur in hot desert and cold or hot semi-desert climates, and they are found on every continent but Antarctica. The primary common characteristic is the existence of sometimes hundreds of tiny individual florets which are held together by protective involucres in flower heads, or more technicall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanomeria
''Stephanomeria'' is a genus of North American plants also known as wirelettuce, belonging to the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae.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 larvae of some Lepidoptera species including '' Schinia scarletina'', which feeds exclusively on the genus. ; Annual species * ''Stephanomeria diegensis'' Gottlieb - San Diego wirelettuce - Baja California, southern California; Hybrid origin: ''S. exigua х S. virgata'' * '' Stephanomeria elata'' Nutt. - Santa Barbara wirelettuce - California and Oregon; 2n=32 * ''Stephanomeria exigua'' Nutt. - small wirelettuce - widespread throughout western United States + Baja California; 2n=16 * '' Stephanomeria hitchcockii'' Gand. - Kansas * ''Stephanomeria malheurensis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
