Parthenice is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2][3][4]

Parthenice
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Ambrosiinae
Genus: Parthenice
A.Gray
Species:
P. mollis
Binomial name
Parthenice mollis
Species

There is only one known species, Parthenice mollis,[5] the annual monsterwort,[6] native to Arizona (Pima, Santa Cruz, + Cochise Counties)[7] and northwestern Mexico (Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa, Baja California Sur).

Varieties[5]
  1. Parthenice mollis var. mollis - Arizona, Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinaloa
  2. Parthenice mollis var. peninsularis Sauck - Baja California Sur

References

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  1. ^ Gray, Asa. 1853. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 5(6): 85–86 generic description in Latin, specific description in English
  2. ^ Tropicos, Parthenice A. Gray
  3. ^ Flora of North America, Vol. 21 Page 23 Parthenice A. Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 85. 1853.
  4. ^ Sauck, J. R. 1975. Distribution, chromosomes, and taxonomy of Parthenice mollis (Compositae). Madroño 23: 227–234.
  5. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-15 at archive.today
  6. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Parthenice mollis​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  7. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map