PLANTS Profile for Wigandia urens var. caracasana (Caracus wigandia)

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PLANTS Profile

Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth var. caracasana (Kunth) D. Gibson
Caracus wigandia

Symbol:

WIURC

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Hydrophyllaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

Synonyms:
Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth var. caracasana (Kunth) D. Gibson

	WICA6	Wigandia caracasana Kunth
	WICAM	Wigandia caracasana Kunth var. macrophylla Brand

Distribution:
Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth var. caracasana (Kunth) D. Gibson


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Related Taxa:
Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth var. caracasana (Kunth) D. Gibson

View 17 genera in Hydrophyllaceae, 1 species in Wigandia, 1 varieties in Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth

Classification:
Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth var. caracasana (Kunth) D. Gibson

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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	Solanales
Family	Hydrophyllaceae – Waterleaf family
Genus	Wigandia Kunth – wigandia
Species	Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth – Caracus wigandia
Variety	Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth var. caracasana (Kunth) D. Gibson – Caracus wigandia

Introduced Information:
Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth var. caracasana (Kunth) D. Gibson

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Wigandia urens (Ruiz & Pav.) Kunth var. caracasana (Kunth) D. Gibson

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 530864.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 09:28 PM CDT