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Common Names
Common Names in English:
Slender Nemacladus, Slender Threadplant
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Forb/herb
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 1,265 meters (0 to 4,150 feet).[1]
Biology
Reproduction
Duration: Annual
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Plantae
(
)
- Plants
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
()
- Vascular Plants
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
()
- Dicotyledons
- Order:
Campanulales
()
- Family:
Byrrhoidea
()
- Genus:
Nemacladus
()
- Specific epithet:
gracilis
- Eastw.
- Botanical name: - Nemacladus gracilis Eastw.
- Specific epithet:
gracilis
- Eastw.
- Genus:
Nemacladus
(
- Family:
Byrrhoidea
(
- Order:
Campanulales
(
- Class:
Magnoliopsida
(
- Phylum:
Tracheophyta
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Nemacladus ramosissimus Nutt. var. gracilis (Eastw.) Munz
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Similar Species
Members of the genus Nemacladus
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 31 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus:
N. adenophorus · N. capillaris (Common Threadplant) · N. glanduliferus (Glandular Threadplant) · N. glanduliferus Jeps. var. glanduliferus Jeps. (Glandular Threadplant) · N. glanduliferus Jeps. var. orientalis McVaugh (Glandular Threadplant) · N. glanduliferus var. glanduliferus (Glandular Threadplant) · N. glanduliferus var. orientalis (Glandular Threadplant) · N. gracilis (Slender Threadplant) · N. interior (Sierra Threadplant) · N. longiflorus (Long-Flower Nemacladus) · N. longiflorus Gray var. breviflorus McVaugh (Long-Flower Threadplant) · N. longiflorus Gray var. longiflorus Gray (Long-Flowered Nemacladus) · N. longiflorus var. breviflorus (Long-Flower Threadplant) · N. longiflorus var. longiflorus (Long-Flower Threadplant) · N. montanus (Mountain Threadplant) · N. oppositifolius · N. pinnatifidus (Comb-Leaf Threadplant) · N. ramosissimus (Smallflower Threadplant) · N. rigidus (Stoutstem Threadplant) · N. rigidus var. australis · N. rigidus var. capillaris · N. rigidus var. interior · N. rigidus var. montanus · N. rubescens (Desert Threadplant) · N. rubescens var. rubescens Greene (Desert Threadplant) · N. rubescens var. tenuis McVaugh (Desert Threadplant) · N. rubescens var. rubescens (Desert Threadplant) · N. rubescens var. tenuis (Desert Threadplant) · N. secundiflorus (Onesided Threadplant) · N. sigmoideus (Small-Flower Threadplant) · N. twisselmannii (Twisselmann's Threadplant)
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Further Reading
- Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 30 1903 New York: Torrey Botanical Club, 1870- ENG url p. 500.
Notes
Contributors
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 20, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 20, 2007:
- Berkeley Natural History Museums, University and Jepson Herbaria DiGIR provider
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2656660
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-34590
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13748301
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:144190-1
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 34590
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDCAM0F030
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: NEGR
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 51582
Footnotes
- Mean = 238.380 meters (782.087 feet), Standard Deviation = 477.950 based on 13 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
