''Adlumia'' is a genus of two species in the family
Papaveraceae
The Papaveraceae are an economically important family of about 42 genera and approximately 775 known species of flowering plants in the order Ranunculales, informally known as the poppy family. The family is cosmopolitan, occurring in temperat ...
. The genus name derives from
John Adlum (1759–1836),
a surveyor, associate judge, plantsman and agriculturist who ran an 80 ha (200 acre) experimental farm in
Georgetown, Washington, D.C.
Georgetown is a historic neighborhood, and commercial and entertainment district located in Northwest Washington, D.C., situated along the Potomac River. Founded in 1751 in the Province of Maryland, the port of Georgetown predated the establish ...
The genus was first described and published in
Syst. Nat. Vol.2 on page 111 in 1821.
One species, ''
Adlumia fungosa'', is commonly known as the ''Allegheny vine'', ''climbing fumitory'', or ''mountain fringe''. It is found in the eastern US, north of VA and TN, as far west as IA and MN, as well as in eastern Canada.
The other species, ''
Adlumia asiatica'', is native to
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
and immediately neighbouring parts of China (in
Manchuria
Manchuria is an exonym (derived from the endo demonym " Manchu") for a historical and geographic region in Northeast Asia encompassing the entirety of present-day Northeast China (Inner Manchuria) and parts of the Russian Far East (Outer Manc ...
) and southeast Russia (within Amur and Khabarovsk).
References
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External links
Connecticut Botanical Society: ''Adlumia fungosa''
Fumarioideae
Papaveraceae genera
Plants described in 1821
Flora of Korea
Flora of Manchuria
Flora of Amur Oblast
Flora of Khabarovsk Krai
Flora of Canada
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