Trollius laxus

Trollius laxus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Ranunculales
Family:Ranunculaceae
Genus:Trollius
Species: T. laxus
Binomial name
Trollius laxus
Salisb. 1807

Trollius laxus is a flowering plant species in the Ranunculaceae (buttercup) family. It is native to North America and is considered to have two subspecies, one with a distribution is the east and one in the west.Common names for Trollius laxus include American globeflower[1] and American spreading globeflower.

Subspecies

The two subspecies of Trollius laxus are:

  • T. laxus ssp. albiflorus (A. Gray) A. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor 1971 [2]
  • T. laxus ssp. laxus [3]

Subspecies albiflorus has a distribution over southwestern Canada and northwestern United States, while ssp. laxus has a range in the northeastern U.S., limited to parts of Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

References

  1. ↑ "Trollius laxus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 12 December 2015.
  2. ↑ "ssp. albiflorus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 Dec 2011.
  3. ↑ "ssp. laxus". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 Dec 2011.
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