PLANTS Profile for Lithospermum caroliniense var. croceum (Carolina puccoon)

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PLANTS Profile

Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill. var. croceum (Fernald) Cronquist
Carolina puccoon

Symbol:

LICAC9

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Boraginaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
CAN		N

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Photo of Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill. var. croceum (Fernald) Cronquist

R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, MI. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill. var. croceum (Fernald) Cronquist

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Synonyms:
Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill. var. croceum (Fernald) Cronquist

	LICAC7	Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill. ssp. croceum (Fernald) Cusick
	LICR4	Lithospermum croceum Fernald

Distribution:
Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill. var. croceum (Fernald) Cronquist


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USA (AR, CO, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, NE, NY, OH, OK, PA, SD, TN, WI, WV), CAN (ON)

Related Taxa:
Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill. var. croceum (Fernald) Cronquist

View 42 genera in Boraginaceae, 18 species in Lithospermum, 2 varieties in Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill.

Classification:
Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill. var. croceum (Fernald) Cronquist

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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	Lamiales
Family	Boraginaceae – Borage family
Genus	Lithospermum L. – stoneseed
Species	Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill. – Carolina puccoon
Variety	Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill. var. croceum (Fernald) Cronquist – Carolina puccoon

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill. var. croceum (Fernald) Cronquist

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

New York:
Lithospermum caroliniense ssp. croceum
golden puccoon		Endangered
Ohio:
Lithospermum caroliniense
plains puccoon		Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Lithospermum caroliniense
hispid gromwell		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Lithospermum caroliniense (Walter ex J.F. Gmel.) MacMill. var. croceum (Fernald) Cronquist

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531075.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/22/2008 06:52 PM MDT