Neviusia alabamensis
Neviusia alabamensis, the Alabama snow-wreath,[2] is a small shrub which is native to the Southeastern United States.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Neviusia |
| Species: | N. alabamensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neviusia alabamensis | |
Neviusia alabamensis is considered rare throughout its range. It is found in widely scatted populations from northwestern Georgia to the Ozark Mountains, but the populations are thought to be mostly asexual clones, as no seed production has been observed. Because of its thinly scattered distribution and low genetic variability, it is of conservation concern. Its natural habitat is limestone woodlands with seasonal moisture.[1]
There are two other members of the genus Neviusia, the California endemic species Neviusia cliftonii, and the extinct species Neviusia dunthornei.[3][4]
References
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- Neviusia alabamensis NatureServe
- "Neviusia alabamensis". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- DeVore, M.L.; Moore, S.M.; Pigg, K.B.; Wehr, W.C. (2004). "Fossil Neviusia leaves (Rosaceae: Kerrieae) from the Lower Middle Eocene of Southern British Columbia". Rhodora. 106 (927): 197–209. JSTOR 23314752.
- DeVore, M.L.; Pigg, K.B.; Wehr, W.C. (2005). "Systematics and phytogeography of selected Eocene Okanagan Highlands plants". Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences. 42 (2): 205–214. doi:10.1139/e04-072.
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