Encelia actoni

Encelia actoni, Godde Hill Road, Los Angeles County, California

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asterales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Enceliinae
Genus: Encelia
Species: Encelia actoni

Name

Encelia actoni Elmer, Bot. Gaz. 39(1): 47–48. 1905.

  • Type locality: Acton, Los Angeles County, California, United States (June, 1902).
  • Holotype: DS 3724.
  • Etymology: Encelia actoni is sometimes claimed to be named in honour of English botanist and collector Elizabeth Acton, but in reality it was named after the type locality, Acton, California.

Synonyms

  • Homotypic
    • Encelia actonii (orth. err.)
    • Encelia frutescens var. actoni (Elmer) S.F.Blake in Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 49: 365 (1913)
    • Encelia frutescens f. actoni (Elmer) H.M.Hall in Univ. Calif. Publ. Bot. 3: 135 (1907)
    • Encelia virginensis var. actoni (Elmer) B.L.Turner in Phytologia 68: 167 (1990)
    • Encelia virginiensis subsp. actoni (Elmer) D.D.Keck in Aliso 4: 101 (1958)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Northern America
  • Regional: Southwestern USA
      • USA (California, Nevada)
  • Regional: Mexico
      • Mexico (Baja California Norte)

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Vernacular names

English: Acton Encelia
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