Hesperochiron nanus

Hesperochiron nanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Hydrophyllaceae
Genus: Hesperochiron
Species:
H. nanus
Binomial name
Hesperochiron nanus
(Lindl.) Greene[1]
Synonyms[2]
List
  • Capnorea californica (Benth.) Greene
  • Capnorea incana Greene
  • Capnorea lasiantha Greene
  • Capnorea leporina Greene
  • Capnorea nana (Lindl.) Raf.
  • Capnorea strigosa Greene
  • Capnorea watsoniana Greene
  • Hesperochiron californicus (Benth.) S.Watson
  • Hesperochiron californicus var. benthamianus Brand
  • Hesperochiron californicus var. incanus (Greene) Brand
  • Hesperochiron californicus var. latifolius Brand
  • Hesperochiron californicus var. strigosus Brand
  • Hesperochiron californicus var. watsonianus Brand
  • Hesperochiron incanus Garrett
  • Hesperochiron lasianthus (Greene) H.St.John
  • Hesperochiron latifolius Kellogg
  • Menyanthes pumila Douglas ex Griseb., not validly publ.
  • Nicotiana nana Lindl.
  • Nierembergia nana Miers
  • Ourisia californica Benth.

Hesperochiron nanus, synonym Hesperochiron californicus, is a species of flowering plant, native from the western United States to northern Mexico (Baja California).[2] The genus Hesperochiron is placed in the family Hydrophyllaceae.[3] The species was first described by John Lindley in 1824 as Nicotiana nana.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hesperochiron nanus (Lindl.) Greene", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2025-12-23
  2. ^ a b "Hesperochiron nanus (Lindl.) Greene", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2025-12-23
  3. ^ "Hesperochiron S.Watson". World Flora Online. Retrieved 2025-12-23.