Jamesianthus Explained

Jamesianthus is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2]}

The genus is named for US botanist Robert Leslie James (1897–1977).^[3]

SpeciesThere is only one known species, Jamesianthus alabamensis, called the Alabama warbonnet.^[4] It is native to the US states of Alabama and Georgia.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Blake, Sydney Fay & Sherff, Earl Edward. 1940. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 22(6): 399–403
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40032971 Tropicos, Jamesianthus S.F. Blake & Sherff
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=116740 Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 364, 365, 377 Jamesianthus S. F. Blake & Sherff
4. http://www.floraofalabama.org/Plant.aspx?ID=832 Alabama Plant Atlas, Alabama Warbonnet, Jamesianthus alabamensis S.F. Blake & Sherff
5. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=3344c7d2-b23d-4aaf-8627-59a75e2db9b0 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
6. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Genus/Jamesianthus.png Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map