Podistera

Genus of plants

Podistera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Tribe: Selineae
Genus: Podistera
S.Watson
Species

4, see text.

Podistera is a genus of flowering plants in the carrot family. The four species are native to western North America, where they grow in high mountains and northern latitudes. They are compact, mat-forming perennial herbs with a low, clumpy habit common among plants growing in harsh, exposed, cold, dry habitat.

Species:

  • Podistera eastwoodiae - Eastwood's podistera (Colorado, Utah, New Mexico)
  • Podistera macounii - Macoun's woodroot (Alaska, Yukon, Northwest Territories)
  • Podistera nevadensis - Sierra podistera (California)
  • Podistera yukonensis - Yukon podistera (Alaska, Yukon)

References

  • Jepson Manual Treatment
  • USDA Plants Profile
Taxon identifiers
Podistera


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