Buchnera americana L.
Bluehearts, American bluehearts
Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Asteridae | A large class that encompasses asters |
Order | Lamiales | Aromatic herbs and shrubs, including lavender, lilac, olive, jasmine, ash, teak, snapdragon, sesame, psyllium, garden sage, mint, basil, and rosemary |
Family | Orobanchaceae | Broomrape family of parasitic plants |
Genus | Buchnera | New Latin feminine noun Buchnera, named for Paul Buchner, German biologist who made extensive contributions to the study of endosymbiosis |
Species | americana | “Of or from America” |
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Buchnera breviflora Pennell
Buchnera floridana Gandog.
Buchnera americana description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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