Jamesia americana

Jamesia americana
	Jamesia americana in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Embryophytes
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Hydrangeaceae
Genus:	Jamesia
Species:	J. americana
Binomial name
	Jamesia americana; Torr. & A.Gray, 1840
Varieties
	Jamesia americana var. americana ; Jamesia americana var. macrocalyx Engl. ; Jamesia americana var. rosea Purpus ex C.K.Schneid. ; Jamesia americana var. zionis N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren ;
Synonyms
	Edwinia americana (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Heller (1897) ;

Jamesia americana, also called cliffbush, waxflower or five petal cliffbush, is a species of flowering plant in the Hydrangeaceae.^[3]

Description

Jamesia americana is a perennial shrub distributed throughout the southern Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains, and is widespread in the Four Corners region and southern Wyoming.^[4] It is distinguished from the similar Jamesia tetrapetala in that J. americana has many flower heads with five petals.^[5]

Systematics

There are several varieties of Jamesia americana.^[6] These include:

Jamesia americana var. americana
Jamesia americana var. macrocalyx Engl.
Jamesia americana var. rosea Purpus ex C.K.Schneid.
Jamesia americana var. zionis N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren

References

↑ NatureServe (2024). "Jamesia americana". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
↑ "Jamesia americana Torr. & A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
↑ "Jamesia americana". navigate.botanicgardens.org. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
↑ "Plants Profile for Jamesia americana (fivepetal cliffbush)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
↑ "Cliff Jamesia". www.fs.fed.us. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
↑ "Jamesia americana in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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[NatureServe-1] NatureServe (2024). "Jamesia americana". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 11 October 2024.

[POWO-2] "Jamesia americana Torr. & A.Gray". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 October 2024.

[3] "Jamesia americana". navigate.botanicgardens.org. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[4] "Plants Profile for Jamesia americana (fivepetal cliffbush)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[5] "Cliff Jamesia". www.fs.fed.us. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

[6] "Jamesia americana in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

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