''Fendlerella'' is a monotypic
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...
s in the
Hydrangeaceae
Hydrangeaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Cornales, with a wide distribution in Asia and North America, and locally in southeastern Europe.
Description
The genera are characterised by leaves in opposite pairs (rarely whorled or ...
containing the single species ''Fendlerella utahensis''. This plant is known as Utah fendlerella, yerba desierto, or sometimes as Utah fendlerbush (it having previously been included in the closely related genus ''
Fendlera
''Fendlera'' is a genus of shrubs in the Hydrangeaceae. They are most commonly known as fendlerbush. The name fendlerbush is also used for the closely related genus ''Fendlerella''.
The genus was named for Augustus Fendler
Augustus Fendler (Ja ...
'', the fendlerbushes).
The species was named for
Augustus Fendler
Augustus Fendler (January 10, 1813 – November 27, 1883), alternatively written as August Fendler, was a Prussian-born American natural history collector.
Fendler gained his first taste of exploration as a physician's assistant. He partook in a ...
in 1898.
[Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 1898, 626 (IK)]
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants Profile
Hydrangeaceae
Cornales genera
Monotypic asterid genera
Flora of Northwestern Mexico
Flora of the Southwestern United States
Taxa named by Amos Arthur Heller
Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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