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Alectra fluminensis (Vell.) Stearn
yerba de hierro

       
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Synonyms:
Alectra fluminensis (Vell.) Stearn

  ALAS Alectra aspera (Cham. & Schltdl.) L.O. Williams
  GLAS Glossostylis aspera Cham. & Schltdl.
  MEME4 Melasma melampyroides (Rich.) Pennell
  PEME11 Pedicularis melampyroides Rich.
 

Distribution:
Alectra fluminensis (Vell.) Stearn

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

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Related Taxa:
Alectra fluminensis (Vell.) Stearn

View 91 genera in Scrophulariaceae, 1 species in Alectra
 

Classification:
Alectra fluminensis (Vell.) Stearn

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.
   
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 Alectra Thunb. – alectra
Species Alectra fluminensis (Vell.) Stearn – yerba de hierro
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Alectra fluminensis (Vell.) Stearn

The related entities italicized and indented above 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 noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

United States:
Alectra
             Noxious weed
Alabama:
Alectra
             Class A noxious weed
California:
Alectra
             Quarantine
Florida:
Alectra
alectra              Noxious weed
Massachusetts:
Alectra
             Prohibited
Minnesota:
Alectra
             Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina:
Alectra
             Class A noxious weed
Oregon:
Alectra
             Quarantine
South Carolina:
Alectra
             Plant pest
Vermont:
Alectra
             Class A noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Alectra fluminensis (Vell.) Stearn

Alectra
alectra

The related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

US        Plant Protection and Quarantine. 2006. Federal noxious weed list (24 May 2006). USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Washington, DC. 2pp.
STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Alectra fluminensis (Vell.) Stearn

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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Wetland Indicator Status:
Alectra fluminensis (Vell.) Stearn

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO OBL NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Alectra fluminensis (Vell.) Stearn

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 34075.

 

Related Web Sites:
Alectra fluminensis (Vell.) Stearn

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