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Shinnersia rivularis, known as the Rio Grande bugheal[2] or Mexican oak leaf plant, is an aquatic plant native to Texas, Coahuila, and Nuevo León.
It is classified in tribe Eupatorieae within family Asteraceae.[3][4][1][5] It is thought to be related to two other aquatic genera in this tribe, Sclerolepis and Trichocoronis.[6] 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 10 centimetres).[7][8]
Shinnersia is a common freshwater aquarium plant, and can sometimes be found having escaped cultivation.[9] The genus is named in honor of Lloyd H. Shinners of the Southern Methodist University.[3]
References
- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Trichocornis rivularis". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
- ^ a b King, Robert Merrill & Robinson, Harold Ernest. 1970. Phytologia 19(5): 297–298
- ^ Tropicos, Shinnersia R.M. King & H. Rob.
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution map
- ^ "Shinnersia rivularis (A. Gray) R. M. King & H. Robinson". Flora of North America.
- ^ "Shinnersia R. M. King & H. Robinson". Flora of North America.
- ^ Jackie M. Poole (2007). Rare Plants of Texas. Texas A&M University Press. 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).
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