genus
Scabrethia
Scabrethia
Field notes
Scabrethia is a monotypic genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
There is only one recognized species, Scabrethia scabra, the badlands mule-ears, which is native to the western United States (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico).
Subspecies
Scabrethia scabra subsp. scabra - (Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Arizona
Scabrethia scabra subsp. attenuata (W.A.Weber) W.A.Weber - Utah, Arizona, New Mexico
Scabrethia scabra subsp. canescens (W.A.Weber) W.A.Weber - Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico
The genus was circumscribed by William Alfred Weber in Phytologia vol.85 (1) on page 20 in 1998 (published in 1999).
The genus name of Scabrethia is in honour of Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth (1802–1856), who was an American businessman and explorer. Scabrous (meaning rough to the touch) and also Wyethia.
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Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Herbaceous plants
- Plant type
- Perennial Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native Scabrethia All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
