Sphaeromeria Explained

Sphaeromeria is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family.^[1]

Sphaeromeria is native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico.^[2] Species are known generally as chickensages. The genus is closely related to Artemisia, and some authors merge the two genera into one.^[3]

Species^{[4] [5]}

• • • • • • Sphaeromeria argentea - silver chickensage - CO ID MT WY NV Sphaeromeria cana - gray chickensage - OR CA NV Sphaeromeria capitata - rock tansy - MT WY CO UT Sphaeromeria compacta - compact chickensage - NV Sphaeromeria diversifolia - separateleaf chickensage - NV UT Sphaeromeria martirensis - Baja California^[6]
    • Sphaeromeria potentilloides - fivefinger chickensage - CA NV OR ID Sphaeromeria ruthiae - Zion chickensage - UT Sphaeromeria simplex - Laramie chickensage - WY

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36318122#page/423/mode/1up Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 401–402
2. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=130903 Flora of North America
3. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_IJM.pl?tid=615 Jepson eFlora: Taxon page
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/search?q=Sphaeromeria The Plant List search for Sphaeromeria
5. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Artemisia Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps, Artemisia
6. Turner, B. L. 1996. The Comps of Mexico: A systematic account of the family Asteraceae, vol. 6. Tageteae and Athemideae. Phytologia Memoirs 10: i–ii, 1–22, 43–93