PLANTS Profile for Besseya rubra (red besseya)

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PLANTS Profile

Besseya rubra (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.
red besseya

Symbol:

BERU

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Scrophulariaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Line Drawing of Besseya rubra (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.

Synthyris rubra

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 3: 199. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

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Besseya rubra (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.

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Synonyms:
Besseya rubra (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.

SYRU2

Synthyris rubra (Douglas ex Hook.) Benth.

Distribution:
Besseya rubra (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.


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Related Taxa:
Besseya rubra (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 8 species in Besseya

Classification:
Besseya rubra (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Asteridae
Order	Scrophulariales
Family	Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus	Besseya Rydb. – kittentail
Species	Besseya rubra (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb. – red besseya

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Besseya rubra (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33500.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 05/24/2013 12:10 AM CDT