| Ptilimnium | |
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| Ptilimnium nuttallii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apioideae |
| Tribe: | Oenantheae |
| Genus: | Ptilimnium Raf. |
| Type species | |
| Ptilimnium capillaceum (Michx.) Raf. | |
| Synonyms | |
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Ptilimnium is a group of plants in the family Apiaceae described as a genus in 1819. The common name is mock bishopweed or mock bishop's weed. It is endemic to the United States, primarily in the Southeast, the Lower Mississippi Valley, and the Lower Great Plains.
Species
As of December 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted five species:
- Ptilimnium ahlesii Weakley & G.L.Nesom
- Ptilimnium capillaceum (Michx.) Raf. - SE + SC + NE USA
- Ptilimnium costatum (Elliott) Raf. - SC USA
- Ptilimnium nuttallii (DC.) Britton - SC USA
- Ptilimnium texense J.M. Coult. & Rose - Texas, Louisiana, Florida
Ptilimnium nodosum (Rose) Mathias, native to Georgia and South Carolina, is treated as Harperella nodosa by Plants of the World Online.
References
- ^ "Ptilimnium Raf." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- lectotype designated by Coulter et J. N. Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 7: 118 (1900)
- ^ Tropicos, Ptilimnium Raf.
- Rafinesque, Constantine Samuel. 1819 American Monthly Magazine 4: 192
- NRCS. "Ptilimnium". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps
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