''Pennellia'' is a genus of
flowering plants belonging to the family
Brassicaceae.
Its native range is western central and southern central USA (in the states of
Arizona,
Colorado,
New Mexico and
Texas) and
Mexico, to Central America (in
Costa Rica
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and
Guatemala
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),
Bolivia
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to southern South America (in
Argentina and
Chile).
The genus name of ''Pennellia'' is in honour of
Francis W. Pennell (1886–1952), an American botanist best known for his studies of the ''
Scrophulariaceae''.
It was first described and published in
Amer. Midl. Naturalist Vol.5 on page 224 in 1918.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Pennellia boliviensis
''Pennellia'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.
Its native range is western central and southern central USA (in the states of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Texas) and Mexico, to Central America (in Costa Ri ...
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Pennellia brachycarpa''
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Pennellia lasiocalycina''
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Pennellia lechleri''
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Pennellia longifolia''
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Pennellia micrantha''
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Pennellia microsperma''
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Pennellia parvifolia''
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Pennellia patens''
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Pennellia tricornuta''
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Pennellia yalaensis''
References
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Brassicaceae
Brassicaceae genera
Plants described in 1918
Flora of Arizona
Flora of the South-Central United States
Flora of Mexico
Flora of Costa Rica
Flora of Guatemala
Flora of Bolivia
Flora of Argentina
Flora of Chile