Jamesia americana

Jamesia americana, also called cliffbush, waxflower or five petal cliffbush, is a species of flowering plant in the Hydrangeaceae.[1]

Jamesia americana
Jamesia americana in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Jamesia
Species:
J. americana
Binomial name
Jamesia americana
Synonyms

Edwinia americana (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Heller

Description

Jamesia americana is a perennial shrub distributed throughout the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains.[2] It is distinguished from the similar Jamesia tetrapetala in that J. americana has many flower heads with five petals.[3]

Systematics

There are several varieties of Jamesia americana.[4] These include:

  • Jamesia americana var. americana
  • Jamesia americana var. macrocalyx
  • Jamesia americana var. rosea
  • Jamesia americana var. zionis

References
  1. "Jamesia americana". navigate.botanicgardens.org. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. "Plants Profile for Jamesia americana (fivepetal cliffbush)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  3. "Cliff Jamesia". www.fs.fed.us. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. "Jamesia americana in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 3 August 2020.


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