Chamaebatia
Genus of evergreen shrubs in the rose family
Chamaebatia | |
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Chamaebatia australis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Subfamily: | Dryadoideae |
Genus: | Chamaebatia Benth. |
Species | |
2; see text. |
Chamaebatia, also known as mountain misery, is a genus of two species of aromatic evergreen shrubs endemic to California. Its English common name derives from early settlers' experience with the plant's dense tangle and sticky, strong-smelling resin.[1][2] They are actinorhizal, non-legumes capable of nitrogen fixation through symbiosis with the actinobacterium, Frankia.[3][4]
Taxonomy
Species
Chamaebatia comprises the following species:[5][6]
- Chamaebatia australis (Brandegee) Abrams – Southern mountain misery
- Chamaebatia foliolosa Benth. – Sierra mountain misery, bearclover, kit-kit-dizze[1]
Species names with uncertain taxonomic status
The status of the following species is unresolved:[5]
- Chamaebatia foliolosa Newb.
References
- ^ a b Karen Wiese (5 February 2013). Sierra Nevada Wildflowers, 2nd: A Field Guide to Common Wildflowers and Shrubs of the Sierra Nevada. FalconGuides. p. 188. ISBN 978-0-7627-8034-1.
- ^ Bibby, Brian; Aguilar, Dugan (2005). Deeper Than Gold: Indian Life in the Sierra Foothills. Heyday. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-930588-96-0.
- ^ Swensen, S.M.; Mullin, B.C. (1997). "The impact of molecular systematics on hypotheses for the evolution of root nodule symbioses and implications for expanding symbioses to new host plant genera". Plant and Soil. 194: 185–192. doi:10.1023/A:1004240004063.
- ^ Oakley, B.; North, M.; Franklin, J. F.; Hedlund, B. P.; Staley, J. T. (2004). "Diversity and Distribution of Frankia Strains Symbiotic with Ceanothus in California" (PDF). Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 70 (11): 6444–6452. Bibcode:2004ApEnM..70.6444O. doi:10.1128/AEM.70.11.6444-6452.2004. ISSN 0099-2240. PMC 525117. PMID 15528504.
Frankia strains symbiotic with Chamaebatia (Rosaceae) were within the same clade as several Ceanothus symbionts
- ^ a b "The Plant List entry for Chamaebatia". The Plant List, v.1.1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and the Missouri Botanical Garden. September 2013. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- ^ Govaerts R. "Chamaebatia Benth.". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
External links
- USDA Plants Profile
- Jepson Manual Treatment
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