Rafinesquia Explained

Rafinesquia should not be confused with Rafinesquina.

Rafinesquia, commonly known as plumeseed, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico.^{[1] [2]}

The genus was named for polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque by botanist Thomas Nuttall in 1841.^[3]

Species

Rafinesquia consists of two species:^{[4] [5]}

• Rafinesquia californica Nutt. (California plumeseed, California chicory) - Baja California, Sonora, USA (CA OR NV AZ UT)
• Rafinesquia neomexicana A.Gray (New Mexico plumeseed, desert chicory) - Baja California, Sonora, USA (CA NV AZ UT NM TX)

External links

• Rafinesquia californica at Calflora
• Rafinesquia neomexicana at Calflora
• US Department of Agriculture Plants Database: Rafinesquia

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36318150#page/451/mode/1up Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 429
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40022239 Tropicos Rafinesquia Nutt.
3. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=127915 Flora of North America, Rafinesquia Nuttall
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Rafinesquia The Plant List, search for Rafinesquia
5. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Rafinesquia Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps