''Ptilimnium'' is a group of

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s in the family

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described as a genus in 1819.Tropicos, ''Ptilimnium'' Raf.
/ref> The common name is mock bishopweed or mock bishop's weed. It is

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to the

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, primarily in the

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, the

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, and the Lower

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.Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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Species

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accepted five species: * '' Ptilimnium ahlesii'' Weakley & G.L.Nesom * '' Ptilimnium capillaceum'' (Michx.) Raf. - SE + SC + NE USA * '' Ptilimnium costatum'' (Elliott) Raf. - SC USA * '' Ptilimnium nuttallii'' (DC.) Britton - SC USA * '' Ptilimnium texense'' J.M. Coult. & Rose - Texas, Louisiana, Florida ''Ptilimnium nodosum'' (Rose) Mathias, native to Georgia and South Carolina, is treated as ''

Harperella nodosa ''Harperella'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae. Its only species is ''Harperella nodosa'' (synonym ''Ptilimnium nodosum''), known as piedmont mock bishopweed and harperella. It is native to riparian environments in t ...

'' by Plants of the World Online.

References

Apioideae genera Endemic flora of the United States Flora of the Southeastern United States Flora of the South-Central United States Flora of the Great Plains (North America) Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque {{Apiaceae-stub