Parthenice Explained

Parthenice is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

SpeciesThere is only one known species, Parthenice mollis,^[5] the annual monsterwort, native to Arizona (Pima, Santa Cruz, + Cochise Counties)^[6] and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Baja California Sur).

Varieties^[5]

1. Parthenice mollis var. mollis - Arizona, Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa
2. Parthenice mollis var. peninsularis Sauck - Baja California Sur

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/9050460#page/589/mode/1up Gray, Asa. 1853. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(6): 85–86
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40002143 Tropicos, Parthenice A. Gray
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=124103 Flora of North America, Vol. 21 Page 23 Parthenice A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 85. 1853.
4. Sauck, J. R. 1975. Distribution, chromosomes, and taxonomy of Parthenice mollis (Compositae). Madroño 23: 227–234.
5. http://dixon.iplantcollaborative.org/CompositaeWeb/default.aspx?Page=NameDetails&TabNum=0&NameId=033db796-22e7-4e20-82d6-814a4fc3bc69 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
6. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Parthenice%20mollis.png Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map