PLANTS Profile for Wilhelmsia physodes (merckia)

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PLANTS Profile

Wilhelmsia physodes (Fisch. ex Ser.) McNeill
merckia

Symbol:

WIPH

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Caryophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Forb/herb

AK		N
CAN		N

More Information:

Synonyms:
Wilhelmsia physodes (Fisch. ex Ser.) McNeill

	ARPH	Arenaria physodes Fisch. ex Ser.
	MEPH	Merckia physodes (Fisch. ex Ser.) Cham. & Schltdl.

Distribution:
Wilhelmsia physodes (Fisch. ex Ser.) McNeill


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK), CAN (NT, YT)

Related Taxa:
Wilhelmsia physodes (Fisch. ex Ser.) McNeill

View 42 genera in Caryophyllaceae, 1 species in Wilhelmsia

Classification:
Wilhelmsia physodes (Fisch. ex Ser.) McNeill

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Caryophyllaceae – Pink family
Genus	Wilhelmsia Rchb. – wilhelmsia
Species	Wilhelmsia physodes (Fisch. ex Ser.) McNeill – merckia

Wetland Indicator Status:
Wilhelmsia physodes (Fisch. ex Ser.) McNeill

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. H

FAC

More Accounts and Images:
Wilhelmsia physodes (Fisch. ex Ser.) McNeill

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20374.

Time Generated: 11/24/2009 05:24 AM MST