Boraginaceae
Hesperochiron

Hesperochiron nanus (Lindl.) Greene

First published in Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 15: 110 (1888)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is W. U.S.A. to Mexico (N. Baja California). It grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

California, Idaho, Mexico Northwest, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215. [Cited as Hesperochiron californicus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Rebman, J.P., Gibson, J. & Rich, K. (2016). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Baja California, Mexico. Proceedings of the San Diego Society of Natural History 45: 1-352.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 1, 2014 Jeffrey [1135], USA Hesperochiron californicus var. benthamianus K000662540 isotype No
Hartweg, K.T. [1875], California Ourisia californica K000195390 Yes
Lemmon, J. G. [s.n.], California Ourisia californica K000195391 Yes
Menzies, A. [s.n.], USA Ourisia californica K000195392 Yes
May 1, 2014 Kellogg, A. [s.n.], USA Hesperochiron latifolius K000662530 isotype No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images