Jamesianthus is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[1][2]

The genus is named for US botanist Robert Leslie James (1897–1977).[3]

Species

There is only one known species, Jamesianthus alabamensis, called the Alabama warbonnet.[4] It is native to the US states of Alabama and Georgia.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ Blake, Sydney Fay & Sherff, Earl Edward. 1940. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 22(6): 399–403
  2. ^ Tropicos, Jamesianthus S.F. Blake & Sherff
  3. ^ Flora of North America Vol. 21 Page 364, 365, 377 Jamesianthus S. F. Blake & Sherff
  4. ^ Alabama Plant Atlas, Alabama Warbonnet, Jamesianthus alabamensis S.F. Blake & Sherff
  5. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  6. ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map