Oreocarya  "nubigena group"
after Higgins. 1971


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Taxa list of the nubigena group

The nubigena group (nutlets lance-ovate, ventrally smooth, dorsally rough):      Oreocarya crymophila (I.M. Johnst.) Jeps. & Hoover        Oreocarya howelliana R.B. Kelley, sp. nov.**      Oreocarya hypsophila (I.M. Johnst.) Hasenstab & M.G. Simpson        Oreocarya nubigena Greene        Oreocarya schoolcraftii (Tiehm) R.B. Kelley        Oreocarya subretusa (I.M. Johnst.) Abrams        Oreocarya ursina R.B. Kelley, sp. nov.**

**=not treated by Higgins

Combined distribution of all species of the nubigena group


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

Oreocarya crymophila Oreocarya howelliana, sp. nov. Oreocarya hypsophila Oreocarya nubigena Oreocarya schoolcraftii Oreocarya subretusa Oreocarya ursina, sp. nov.

Distribution and nutlet morphology of species of the nubigena group

Oreocarya crymophila C. B. Hardham 6510, 5 Jul 1986 RSA 182972 Oreocarya crymophila R. B. Kelley 1183 SDSU

Oreocarya howelliana, sp. nov. L. Ripma 313, 22 Aug 2011 SDSU 20003

Oreocarya hypsophila R. B. Kelley 1176 SDSU

Oreocarya nubigena L. Ripma 301, 20 Aug 2011 SDSU 20055

Oreocarya schoolcraftii R. B. Kelley 602 SDSU

Oreocarya subretusa R. B. Kelley 1205 SDSU

Oreocarya ursina, sp. nov. R. B. Kelley 1203 SDSU

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.