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Besseya Rydb.
kittentail
       
Symbol:   BESSE  
Group:   Dicot  
Family:   Scrophulariaceae  
Duration:    
Growth Habit:    
Native Status:  
None



 
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Besseya Rydb.

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Distribution:
Besseya Rydb.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AZ, CO, IA, ID, IL, IN, MI, MN, MT, NE, NM, OH, OR, SD, UT, WA, WI, WY), CAN (AB, BC, SK)
 

Related Taxa:
Besseya Rydb.

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Besseya alpina (A. Gray) Rydb.. .
Besseya alpina
alpine besseya
Distribution of Besseya arizonica Pennell. .
Besseya arizonica
Arizona coraldrops
Distribution of Besseya bullii (Eaton) Rydb.. . Image Available.
Besseya bullii
Bull's coraldrops
Distribution of Besseya oblongifolia Pennell. .
Besseya oblongifolia
eggleaf coraldrops
Distribution of Besseya plantaginea (James) Rydb.. .
Besseya plantaginea
White River coraldrops
Distribution of Besseya ritteriana (Eastw.) Rydb.. .
Besseya ritteriana
Ritter's coraldrops
Distribution of Besseya rubra (Douglas ex Hook.) Rydb.. . Image Available.
Besseya rubra
red besseya
Distribution of Besseya wyomingensis (A. Nelson) Rydb.. .
Besseya wyomingensis
Wyoming besseya
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Besseya Rydb.

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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 Scrophulariales
Family Scrophulariaceae – Figwort family
Genus Besseya Rydb. – kittentail
 

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Besseya Rydb.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 33494.
 
 
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