Acourtia

Acourtia is a genus of flowering plants composed of the desertpeonies. It is part of the daisy family and was first described as a genus in 1830.[4][5][6]

Desert-peonies
Acourtia runcinata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Subfamily:
Mutisioideae
Tribe:
Nassauvieae[1]
Genus:
Acourtia

Synonyms[3]
  • Perezia section Acourtia (D. Don) A. Gray

Plants in this genus are native to the Southwestern United States (California to Texas) and Mesoamerica.[7] They are diverse in appearance. The flowers are usually white, pink, or purple.[3][8][9] Their flower heads are usually composed of only disc florets, though some are long and look like ray florets.

Species

Accepted species:[10]

  • Acourtia belizeana
  • Acourtia bravohollisiana
  • Acourtia butandae
  • Acourtia caltepecana
  • Acourtia carpholepis
  • Acourtia carranzae
  • Acourtia ciprianoi
  • Acourtia cordata
  • Acourtia coulteri
  • Acourtia cuernavacana
  • Acourtia dieringeri
  • Acourtia discolor
  • Acourtia dissiticeps
  • Acourtia dugesii
  • Acourtia durangensis
  • Acourtia elizabethiae
  • Acourtia erioloma
  • Acourtia fragrans
  • Acourtia fruticosa
  • Acourtia gentryi
  • Acourtia glandulifera
  • Acourtia glomeriflora
  • Acourtia gracilis
  • Acourtia grandifolia
  • Acourtia guatemalensis
  • Acourtia hebeclada
  • Acourtia hidalgoana
  • Acourtia hintoniorum
  • Acourtia hondurana
  • Acourtia hooveri
  • Acourtia huajuapana
  • Acourtia humboldtii
  • Acourtia intermedia
  • Acourtia joaquinensis
  • Acourtia lepidopoda
  • Acourtia lobulata
  • Acourtia longifolia
  • Acourtia lozanii
  • Acourtia macrocephala
  • Acourtia macvaughii
  • Acourtia matudae
  • Acourtia mexiae
  • Acourtia michoacana
  • Acourtia microcephala
  • Acourtia moctezumae
  • Acourtia molinana
  • Acourtia moschata
  • Acourtia nana
  • Acourtia nelsonii
  • Acourtia nudicaulis
  • Acourtia nudiuscula
  • Acourtia oaxacana
  • Acourtia ovatifolia
  • Acourtia oxylepis
  • Acourtia palmeri
  • Acourtia parryi
  • Acourtia patens
  • Acourtia pilulosa
  • Acourtia pinetorum
  • Acourtia platyphylla
  • Acourtia platyptera
  • Acourtia potosina
  • Acourtia pringlei
  • Acourtia pulchella
  • Acourtia purpusii
  • Acourtia queretarana
  • Acourtia reticulata
  • Acourtia runcinata
  • Acourtia rzedowskii
  • Acourtia scapiformis
  • Acourtia scaposa
  • Acourtia simulata
  • Acourtia sinaloana
  • Acourtia souleana
  • Acourtia tenoriensis
  • Acourtia thurberi
  • Acourtia tomentosa
  • Acourtia turbinata
  • Acourtia umbratalis
  • Acourtia venturae
  • Acourtia veracruzana
  • Acourtia wislizeni
  • Acourtia wrightii
  • Acourtia zacatecana

References
  1. "Genus Acourtia". Taxonomy. UniProt. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  2. "Genus: Acourtia D. Don". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 1994-09-07. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  3. Flora of North America Vol. 19 Page 72, Acourtia D. Don
  4. Don, David. 1830. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 16(2): 203–204 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English
  5. Tropicos, Acourtia D. Don
  6. Reveal, J. L. and R. M. King. 1973. Re-establishment of Acourtia D. Don (Asteraceae). Phytologia 27: 228–232
  7. Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
  8. Davidse, G., M. Sousa-Peña, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2014. Asteraceae. 5(2): ined. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México D.F..
  9. Nelson, C. H. 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Honduras 1–1576. Secretaria de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa
  10. The Plant List search for Acourtia

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