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]
| Nicolletia | |
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| Nicolletia occidentalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Tageteae |
| Subtribe: | Pectidinae |
| Genus: | Nicolletia A.Gray |
| Type species | |
| Nicolletia occidentalis | |
The genus is named for explorer Jean Nicholas Nicollet, 1786–1843.[7]
- 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
References
edit- ^ DesertUSA, Mojave Hole-in-the-Sand Plant
- ^ Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas, Edwards' Hole-in-the-sand Plant
- ^ Gray, Asa in Frémont, John Charles. 1845. Report of the Exploring Expedition to the Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 page 315
- ^ Uniprot.org
- ^ Tropicos, Nicolletia A. Gray
- ^ Strother, J. L. 1978. Taxonomy and geography of Nicolletia (Compositae: Tageteae). Sida 7: 369–374.
- ^ Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 231 Nicolletia A. Gray in J. C. Frémont, Rep. Exped. Rocky Mts. 315. 1845.
- ^ "Nicolletia". Global Compositae Checklist.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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