Lachnocaulon Explained

Lachnocaulon (bogbutton) is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae. It contains 7 known species, native to Cuba and to the southeastern United States (from Texas to Virginia).^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Species

• Lachnocaulon anceps (Walter) Morong - from Texas to Virginia; Isla de la Juventud in Cuba
• Lachnocaulon beyrichianum Sporl. ex Körn - Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina
• †Lachnocaulon cubense Ruhland - Cuba, apparently extinct
• Lachnocaulon digynum Körn - from eastern Texas to the Florida Panhandle
• Lachnocaulon ekmanii Ruhland - Cuba
• Lachnocaulon engleri Ruhland - Florida, southern Alabama
• Lachnocaulon minus (Chapm.) Small - Florida, Georgia, Alabama, North and South Carolina

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=251509 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=117404 Flora of North America, Vol. 22, Lachnocaulon Kunth, Enum. Pl. 3: 497. 1841.
3. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Lachnocaulon Biiota of North America County Distribution maps
4. Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.