Jamesia americana

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Jamesia americana
Cluster of five pale pink and slightly translucent flowers with five petals on each bloom
Jamesia americana in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Jamesia
Species:
J. americana
Binomial name
Jamesia americana
Torr. & A.Gray, 1840
Varieties[1]
  • Purpus ex C.K.Schneid.
  • N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren Jamesia americana var. macrocalyx
  • Jamesia americana var. americana Engl.
  • Jamesia americana var. rosea Jamesia americana var. zionis
Synonyms
  • Edwinia americana (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Heller (1897)

Jamesia americana, also called cliffbush, waxflower or five petal cliffbush, is a species of flowering plant in the Hydrangeaceae.[3]

Description

Jamesia americana is a perennial shrub distributed throughout the southern Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains, and is widespread in the Four Corners region and southern Wyoming.[4] It is distinguished from the similar Jamesia tetrapetala in that J. americana has many flower heads with five petals.[5]

Systematics

There are several varieties of Jamesia americana.[6] These include:

  • Jamesia americana var. americana
  • Jamesia americana var. macrocalyx
  • Jamesia americana var. rosea
  • Jamesia americana var. zionis

References

  1. "Jamesia americana Torr. & A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. NatureServe (2024). "Jamesia americana". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  3. "Jamesia americana". navigate.botanicgardens.org. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. "Plants Profile for Jamesia americana (fivepetal cliffbush)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  5. "Cliff Jamesia". www.fs.fed.us. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. "Jamesia americana in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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