Shinnersia
Shinnersia is an aquatic plant native to Texas and Mexico. It belongs to the boneset tribe within the sunflower family.[2][3]
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| Shinnersia rivularis | |
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| Genus: | Shinnersia R.M.King & H.Rob. |
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| Shinnersia rivularis (A.Gray) R.M.King & H.Rob. | |
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Trichocoronis rivularis A.Gray | |
The genus is named in honor of Lloyd H. Sinners of the Southern Methodist University.[2]
The roots live in the muck at the bottom of shallow slow-moving water (for example, along a stream), and the stem extends above the water slightly (less than 0.1 meters).[4][5]
Shinnersia is a common freshwater aquarium plant, and can sometimes be found having escaped cultivation.[6]
- Species
The only known species in the genus is Shinnersia rivularis, the Rio Grande bugheal[7] or Mexican oak leaf plant, native to Texas, Coahuila, and Nuevo León.[1][2][8] It is thought to be related to two other aquatic genera in this tribe, Sclerolepis and Trichocoronis.[9]
References
- Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1970. Phytologia 19(5): 297–298
- Tropicos, Shinnersia R.M. King & H. Rob.
- "Shinnersia R. M. King & H. Robinson". Flora of North America.
- Jackie M. Poole. Rare Plants of Texas. pp. 498–499. ISBN 978-1-58544-557-8.
- Andreas Hussner & Klaus van de Weyer. "Alien aquatic plants of North Rhine-Westphalia: history, present distribution and management" (PDF).
- "Trichocornis rivularis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- "Shinnersia rivularis (A. Gray) R. M. King & H. Robinson". Flora of North America.
