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Genus of aquatic plants

Shinnersia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Eupatorieae
Genus: Shinnersia
R.M.King & H.Rob.
Species: S. rivularis
Binomial name
Shinnersia rivularis
(A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Synonyms

Trichocoronis rivularis A.Gray

Shinnersia rivularis, known as the Rio Grande bugheal or Mexican oak leaf plant, is an aquatic plant native to Texas, Coahuila, and Nuevo León.

It is classified in tribe Eupatorieae within family Asteraceae. It is thought to be related to two other aquatic genera in this tribe, Sclerolepis and Trichocoronis. The roots live in the muck at the bottom of shallow slow-moving water (for example, along a stream), and the stem extends above the water slightly (less than 10 centimetres).

Shinnersia is a common freshwater aquarium plant, and can sometimes be found having escaped cultivation. The genus is named in honor of Lloyd H. Shinners of the Southern Methodist University.

References

  1. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. NRCS. "Trichocornis rivularis". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  3. ^ King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1970. Phytologia 19(5): 297–298
  4. Tropicos, Shinnersia R.M. King & H. Rob.
  5. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  6. "Shinnersia rivularis (A. Gray) R. M. King & H. Robinson". Flora of North America.
  7. "Shinnersia R. M. King & H. Robinson". Flora of North America.
  8. Jackie M. Poole (2007). Rare Plants of Texas. Texas A&M University Press. pp. 498–499. ISBN 978-1-58544-557-8.
  9. Andreas Hussner & Klaus van de Weyer. "Alien aquatic plants of North Rhine-Westphalia: history, present distribution and management" (PDF).
Taxon identifiers
Shinnersia
Shinnersia rivularis


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