Nicolletia Explained

Nicolletia, common name hole-in-the-sand plant,^{[1] [2]} is a small genus of flowering plants in tribe Tageteae within the family Asteraceae.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

The genus is named for explorer Jean Nicholas Nicollet, 1786–1843.^[7]

Species^{[8] [9] [10]}

• Nicolletia edwardsii A.Gray - western Texas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Zacatecas
• Nicolletia occidentalis A.Gray - Mojave hole-in-the-sand plant - Baja California, southern California
• Nicolletia trifida Rydb. - Baja California, Baja California Sur

Notes and References

1. http://www.desertusa.com/flowers/Mojave-hole-in-the-sand-plant.html DesertUSA, Mojave Hole-in-the-Sand Plant
2. http://wild.its.utexas.edu/plants/result.php?id_plant=NIED Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Edwards' Hole-in-the-sand Plant
3. Gray, Asa in Frémont, John Charles. 1845. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 page 315
4. https://www.uniprot.org/taxonomy/219126 Uniprot.org
5. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40028211 Tropicos, Nicolletia A. Gray
6. Strother, J. L. 1978. Taxonomy and geography of Nicolletia (Compositae: Tageteae). Sida 7: 369–374.
7. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=122281 Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 231 Nicolletia A. Gray in J. C. Frémont, Rep. Exped. Rocky Mts. 315. 1845.
8. Web site: Nicolletia . Global Compositae Checklist.
9. 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.
10. http://bonap.net/NAPA/TaxonMaps/Genus/County/Nicolletia Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps