Petradoria

Petradoria is a genus of North American subshrubs in the aster tribe within the daisy family.[2][3]

Species

Rock goldenrod
Petradoria pumila ssp pumila
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Astereae[1]
Genus:
Petradoria

Species:
P. pumila
Binomial name
Petradoria pumila
(Nutt.) Greene
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysoma pumila Nutt.
  • Solidago pumila (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray
  • Aster pumilus Kuntze

The only known species is Petradoria pumila, known by the common name rock goldenrod. It is native to the western United States (California, Arizona, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho).[4] It is quite common in some regions, carpeting areas in yellow blooms.[5][1]

Formerly included[1]

Petradoria discoidea L.C.Anderson - Cuniculotinus gramineus (H.M.Hall) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig

Subspecies[1]
  • Petradoria pumila subsp. pumila
  • Petradoria pumila subsp. graminea (Wooton & Standl.) L.C.Anderson

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-12-28 at Archive.today
  2. Greene, Edward Lee. 1895. Erythea 3(1): 13 entirely in English
  3. Tropicos, Petradoria Greene
  4. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
  5. Flora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 171, Rock goldenrod, Petradoria Greene, Erythea. 3: 13. 1895.


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