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Rafinesquia (plumeseed)

Synonyms: Nemoseris (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Rafinesquia, commonly known as plumeseed, is a genus of flowering plants in the dandelion family, native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico. The genus was named for polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque by botanist Thomas Nuttall in 1841. Species 1. \n* Rafinesquia californica Nutt. (California Plumeseed, California Chicory) - Baja California, Sonora, USA (CA OR NV AZ UT) 2. \n* Rafinesquia neomexicana A.Gray (New Mexico Plumeseed, Desert Chicory) - Baja California, Sonora, USA (CA NV AZ UT NM TX)
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Species

Rafinesquia californica (California chicory) (Attributes)
Rafinesquia neomexicana (New Mexico plumseed) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0