Bartonia

<i>Bartonia</i>

Bartonia

Genus of plants

For the community in the United States, see Bartonia, Indiana.

Bartonia is a genus of the gentian family, tribe Gentianeae, subtribe Swertiinae.[citation needed] Members of this genus are called screwstems. Bartonia was also the name of a genus in the Loasaceae family, but those species are now generally classified under the genus Mentzelia.

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As of August 2020, Kew's Plants of the World Online accepts three species of Bartonia:[1]

  • Bartonia paniculata (Michx.) Muhl.
  • Bartonia verna (Michx.) Raf. ex Barton
  • Bartonia virginica (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.

References

  1. [1]
    "Bartonia Muhl. ex Willd". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 August 2020.


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