Crocanthemum canadense
Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Malvales |
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| Classification System: APG IV
Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Cistaceae
Genus: Crocanthemum
Species: Crocanthemum canadense
Name
Crocanthemum canadense (L.) Britton in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2, 2: 540 (1913).
Synonyms
- Basionym
- Homotypic
- Helianthemum canadense (L.) Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 308 (1803).
- Heteromeris canadensis (L.) Spach, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 2, 6: 370 (1836).
- Halimium canadense (L.) Grosser in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 193: 51 (1903).
- Trichasterophyllum canadense (L.) Farw., Druggists' Circ. 63: 49 (1919).
- Heterotypic
- Lechea major L., Sp. Pl.: 90 (1753).
- Type locality: "Habitat in Canadae aridis." [Daoud & Wilbur 1965: 255: "but actually from Point Comfort, southeastern Virginia."]
- Lectotype: Clayton 730 (BM) designated by Blake, Rhodora 20: 49 (1918).
- Helianthemum majus (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb., Prelim. Cat.: 6 (1888).
- Crocanthemum majus (L.) Britton in N.L.Britton & A.Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2, 2: 540 (1913).
- Trichasterophyllum majus (L.) Farw., Druggists' Circ. 63: 49 (1919).
- Helianthemum ramuliflorum Michx., Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 307 (1803).
- Helianthemum corymbosum Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 364 (1813).
- Cistus virgatus Thibaud ex Dunal in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 269 (1824), nom. inval.
- Heteromeris cymosa Spach, Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 291 (1837).
- Helianthemum canadense var. sabulonum Fernald, Rhodora 43: 615 (1941).
- Typus: Virginia, Princess Anne County, sand dunes south of False Cape, Fernald & Long 4044 (GH).
- Lechea major L., Sp. Pl.: 90 (1753).
Distribution
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References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition |
References
Primary references
- Britton, N.L. & Brown, A. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions: from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia, and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102d meridian. ed. 2. C. Scribner's sons, New York. Vol. 2: 540. Reference page.
- Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 526. Reference page.
Additional references
- Daoud, H.S. & Wilbur, R.L. 1965. A revision of the North American species of Helianthemum (Cistaceae). Rhodora 67(769): 63–82 JSTOR
BHL, (770): 201–216 JSTOR BHL, (771): 255–312. JSTOR BHL. Reference page. - Jarvis, C.E. 2007. Order out of Chaos: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types. London: Linnean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum, ISBN 978-0-9506207-7-0, 1016 pp. Reference page.
- Sorrie, B.A. 2015. Crocanthemum. Pp. 400–408 in Flora of North America Editorial Committee (ed.), Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 6: Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droseraceae. 496 pp. Oxford University Press, New York / Oxford. ISBN 978-0-19-534027-3. efloras FNA Website Reference page.
Links
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Crocanthemum canadense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Dec 26. Reference page.
- Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Crocanthemum canadense. Accessed: 26 Dec 2025.Reference page.
- International Plant Names Index. 2019. Crocanthemum canadense. Published online. Accessed: October 11 2019. Reference page.
- Tropicos.org 2019. Crocanthemum canadense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 October 2019. Reference page.
- USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Crocanthemum canadense in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10. Reference page.
Vernacular names
- English: Canada frostweed
- français: Crocanthème du Canada
