| Sullivantia | |
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| Sullivantia sullivantii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Saxifragaceae |
| Genus: | Sullivantia Torr. & A.Gray (1842) |
Sullivantia, commonly called coolwort, is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It is a small genus, comprising only 3-4 species of perennial herbs all native to the northwestern and east-central United States. Sullivantia is most notable for having disjunct distributions primarily restricted to along the Pleistocene glacial margin. All species of Sullivantia are found on moist, often calcareous cliffs.
Species
Four species are accepted.
- Sullivantia hapemanii J.M.Coult.
- Sullivantia oregana S.Watson
- Sullivantia renifolia Rosend.
- Sullivantia sullivantii (Torr. & A.Gray) Britton
References
- NRCS. "Sullivantia". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 4 December 2015.
- Sullivantia in Flora of North America
- Sullivantia Torr. & A.Gray. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
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