Stenogonum is a genus of plants in the buckwheat family (Polygonaceae) with two species endemic to North America.[1] The two species are S. flexum and S. salsuginosum. They are found primarily in the Colorado Plateau region of southern Wyoming, eastern Utah, western Colorado, northwestern New Mexico, and northern Arizona.[2]
Stenogonum | |
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Stenogonum salsuginosum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Polygonaceae |
Subfamily: | Eriogonoideae |
Genus: | Stenogonum Nutt. |
Species | |
References
edit- ^ Reveal, James L. (November 1, 2001). "Taxonomic Treatment of Eriogonoideae (Polygonaceae) STENOGONUM Nuttall". plantsystematics.org. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ Reveal, James L.; Ertter, Barbara J. (September 30, 1976). "Reestablishment of Stenogonum Nutt. (Polygonaceae)". Great Basin Naturalist. 36 (3): 272–280.