Fendlerella
Genus of plants
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Fendlerella is a genus of plants in the family Hydrangeaceae native to the region spanning from Colorado, USA to Northeast Mexico. It has four species.[2]
| Fendlerella | |
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| Flowering Fendlerella utahensis in Turtlehead Peak, southern Nevada, USA | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Hydrangeaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydrangeoideae |
| Tribe: | Philadelpheae |
| Genus: | Fendlerella A.Heller |
| Type species | |
| Fendlerella utahensis (S. Watson) A. Heller[1] | |
| Species[2] | |
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Taxonomy
Publication
The genus Fendlerella was first described by Amos Arthur Heller in 1898.[2]
Species
The following species are accepted as of January 2024:[2]
- Fendlerella lasiopetala Standl.
- Fendlerella mexicana Brandegee
- Fendlerella queretarana B.L.Turner
- Fendlerella utahensis (S.Watson) A.Heller
Etymology
The species was named for Augustus Fendler in 1898.[3]
