Boraginaceae
Hesperochiron

Hesperochiron pumilus (Griseb.) Porter

First published in F.V.Hayden, Prel. Rep. U.S. Geol. Surv. Montana: 768 (1871 publ. 1872)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SE. British Columbia to W. U.S.A. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, Wyoming

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia . ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Douglas, G.W., Meidinger, D. & Penny, J.L. (2002). Rare Native Vascular Plants of British Columbia . ed. 2: 1-358. Province of British Columbia.
  • 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?
Jan 1, 1963 Hall, H.M. [550], California K001096096 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.], USA K001096058 Yes
Geyer, C.A. [319], California K001096056 Yes
Suksdorf, W.N. [s.n.], Washington K001096059 Yes
Hartweg, K.T. [s.n.], California K001096057 Yes
Suksdorf, W.N. [s.n.], USA K001096060 Yes
Cusick, W.C. [1610], Oregon K001096097 Yes
Douglas, D. [s.n.], USA K001096055 Yes

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