Oreocarya  "abata group"
after Higgins. 1971


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Taxa list of the abata group

The abata group (nutlets rugose or tuberculate; ventral scar open, triangular, with elevated margin):      Oreocarya depressa (M.E. Jones) J.F. Macbr.      Oreocarya hoffmannii (I.M. Johnst.) Abrams        Oreocarya tumulosa Payson        Oreocarya virginensis (M.E. Jones) J.F. Macbr.      Oreocarya welshii (K. H. Thorne & L. C.Higgins) R. B. Kelley

**=not treated by Higgins

Combined distribution of all species of the abata group


Comparison of nutlet morphology of the species of the abata group
(left=dorsal view; right=ventral view, all at same approximate scale; bars=1 mm)

Oreocarya depressa Oreocarya hoffmannii Oreocarya tumulosa Oreocarya virginensis          Oreocarya welshii

Distribution and nutlet morphology of species of the abata group

Oreocarya depressa RSA 46501

Oreocarya hoffmanii RSA 110441 Oreocarya hoffmanii Ripma 306

Oreocarya tumulosa Ripma 319

Oreocarya virginensis Kelley 1097

Oreocarya welshii Kelley 581

Maps of all species except O. howelliana, O. hypsophila, and O. ursina from: Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2012. North American Plant Atlas (http://www.bonap.org/MapSwitchboard.html). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2010. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)]. COLOR KEY: Dark green=present in state; Light green=present in county, not rare; Yellow=present in county, rare. Accessed 8 Dec 2012.