Arnoglossum

Arnoglossum
Pale Indian Plantain
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Arnoglossum
Raf. 1817 not Gray 1821 (syn of Plantago in Plantaginaceae)[1][2]
Synonyms[1]
  • Conophora (de Candolle) Nieuwland
  • Mesadenia Rafinesque

Arnoglossum is a North American genus of plants in the sunflower family, described as a genus in 1817.[1][3][4] Common name Indian plantain despite not being closely related to the common plantain (Plantago spp.) nor to the cooking plantain (Musa × paradisiaca)

Arnoglossum is a member of the tribe Senecioneae which has been undergoing extensive revisions in recent years. Many of the species now in the genus were formerly classified in other genera such as Cacalia, Mesadenia, and Senecio. The remaining species are all native to North America (Ontario and eastern United States).[5]

The name Arnoglossum is from the Greek word "arnos" meaning lamb, and "glossum" meaning tongue and is the ancient name for some species of Plantago.[1]

Species[1][2][5][6][7]
  1. Arnoglossum album L.C.Anderson - Florida
  2. Arnoglossum atriplicifolium (L.)H.Rob. - Pale Indian Plantain - much of eastern + central USA
  3. Arnoglossum diversifolium (Torr. & A.Gray) H.Rob. - Variable-leaved Indian Plantain - Georgia, Florida, Alabama
  4. Arnoglossum floridanum (A.Gray) H.Rob. - Florida cacalia - Florida
  5. Arnoglossum ovatum (Walter) H.Rob. - Ovateleaf cacalia - from eastern Texas to North Carolina
  6. Arnoglossum plantagineum Raf. - Tuberous Indian-plantain or Groovestem Indian plaintain - from Ontario south as far as Texas and Alabama
  7. Arnoglossum reniforme (Hook.) H.E. Robins. - eastern USA
  8. Arnoglossum sulcatum (Fernald) H.Rob - Georgia Indian plaintain - Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Flora of North America. "232. Arnoglossum Rafinesque, Fl. Ludov. 64. 1817.". 20: Page 542, 622. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  2. 1 2 "Arnoglossum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  3. ↑ Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1817. Florula Ludoviciana 64-65
  4. ↑ Tropicos, Arnoglossum Raf.
  5. 1 2 Biota of North America 2013 county distribution maps
  6. ↑ International Plant Names Index (2005). "International Plant Names Index". Retrieved 2008-04-15.
  7. ↑ Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). "PLANTS Profile, Arnoglossum Raf.". The PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture,. Retrieved 2008-04-14.

External links

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