Boltonia is a genus of plants in the family Asteraceae native primarily to North America with one species in eastern Asia.[2][4]
| Boltonia | |
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| Boltonia asteroides var. latisquama | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Astereae |
| Subtribe: | Boltoniinae |
| Genus: | Boltonia L'Hér. |
| Type species | |
| Boltonia glastifolia (syn of B. asteroides) | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Species
editBoltonia contains 7 species.[3][5]
- Boltonia apalachicolensis - Apalachicola doll's daisy - Florida Panhandle
- Boltonia asteroides - white doll's daisy - USA (primarily Great Plains + Mississippi Valley, w scattered locations in eastern + northwestern US); Saskatchewan, Manitoba
- Boltonia caroliniana - Carolina doll's daisy - North + South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia
- Boltonia decurrens - claspingleaf doll's daisy, decurrent false aster - Illinois, Missouri, Iowa
- Boltonia diffusa - smallhead doll's daisy - United States (Southeast + Lower Mississippi Valley)
- Boltonia lautureana - Japan, Korea, China, Russia (Primorye, Khabarovsk, Amur Oblast, Irkutsk, Zabaykalsky Krai)
- Boltonia montana - Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia
References
edit- ^ lectotype designated by N.L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N.U.S. ed. 2. 3: 403 (1913)
- ^ a b Tropicos, Boltonia L'Hér.
- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Flora of North America
- ^ Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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