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219.0000 Family Crossosomataceae Engl.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl], Nachtr. 185 (1897), nom. cons.
4 genera, 8 spp.
Species listed in database: 6
219.0002 Genus Glossopetalon A.Gray; Pl. Wright. [A.Gray] 2: 29, t. 12 B (1853)
Distribution: SW-USA, Mexico
Species listed in database: 2
= Forsellesia (A.Gray) Greene; Erythea 1: 206 (1893)
species :
Glossopetalon pungens Brandegee; Bot. Gaz. 27: 445 (1899)
Name: Dwarf greasebush
Distribution: USA (California, Nevada)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Forsellesia pungens (Brandegee) A.Heller; Cat. N. Amer. Pl., ed. 2: 8 (1900)
= Forsellesia pungens var. glabra Ensign
= Glossopetalon pungens var. glabrum (Ensign) H.St.John; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 55: 112 (1942)
species :
Glossopetalon spinescens A.Gray; Pl. Wright. [A.Gray] 2: 29 (1853)
Name: Spiny greasebush
Distribution: USA (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas); Mexico (Aguascalientes, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, Sonora, Zacatecas)
74 USA 76 USA 77 USA 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Forsellesia spinescens (A.Gray) Greene; Erythea 1: 206 (1893)
= Forsellesia spinescens var. mexicana Ensign; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 27: 510 (1942)
= Glossopetalon spinescens var. mexicanum (Ensign) H.St.John; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 55: 112 (1942)
variant :
var. aridum M.E.Jones; Contr. W. Bot. 8: 28 (1898)
Name: Spiny greasebush
Distribution: USA (Arizona, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington State)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Forsellesia arida (M.E.Jones) A.Heller; Cat. N. Amer. Pl., ed. 2: 7 (1900)
= Forsellesia nevadensis (A.Gray) Greene; Erythea 1: 206 (1893)
= Forsellesia nevadensis f. glabra Ensign; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 27: 506 (1942)
= Forsellesia stipulifera (H.St.John) Ensign; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 27: 507 (1942)
= Glossopetalon nevadense A.Gray; Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 11: 73 (1876)
= Glossopetalon nevadense f. glabrum (Ensign) H.St.John; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 55: 112 (1942)
= Glossopetalon nevadense var. stipuliferum (H.St.John) C.L.Hitchc.; Univ. Wash. Publ. Biol. 17: 410 (1961)
= Glossopetalon stipuliferum H.St.John; Fl. S.-e. Washington [St. John] 250 (1937)
variant :
var. clokeyi (Ensign) M.L.Allen; Syst. Bot. 46(3): 570 (2021)
Name: Clokey´s greasebush
Distribution: USA (Nevada: Charleston Mts.)
76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Glossopetalon clokeyi (Ensign) H.St.John; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 55: 112 (1942)
= Forsellesia clokeyi Ensign; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 27: 504 (1942)
variant :
var. goodwinii M.L.Allen; Syst. Bot. 46(3): 570 (2021)
Distribution: USA (Arizona)
76 USA
variant :
var. meionandrum (Koehne) Trel.; Syn. Fl. N. Amer. 1: 401 (1897)
Distribution: USA (Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming)
73 USA 76 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Forsellesia meionandra (Koehne) A.Heller; Cat. N. Amer. Pl., ed. 2: 8 (1900)
= Glossopetalon meionandrum Koehne; Gartenflora 43: 237 (1894)
variant :
var. microphyllum N.H.Holmgren; Brittonia 40(3): 272 (1988)
Distribution: USA (Arizona, Nevada, Utah)
76 USA
variant :
var. planitierum (Ensign) Yatsk.; Novon 17(4): 530 (2007)
Name: Plains greasebush
Distribution: USA (Colorado, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
73 USA 74 USA 77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Forsellesia planitiera Ensign; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 27: 509 (1942)
= Glossopetalon planitierum (Ensign) H.St.John; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 55: 112 (1942)
variant :
var. texense (Ensign) M.L.Allen; Syst. Bot. 46(3): 570 (2021)
Name: Texas greasebush
Distribution: USA (Texas: Val Verde Co., Uvalde Co.)
77 USA
Synonyms: hidden
= Forsellesia texensis Ensign; Amer. Midl. Naturalist 27: 510 (1942)
= Glossopetalon texense (Ensign) H.St.John; Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 55: 112 (1942)
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