Fendlera

Fendlera
Fendlera rupicola
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Subfamily: Jamesioideae
Genus: Fendlera
Engelm. & Gray
Type species
Fendlera rupicola Engelm. & A. Gray[1]
Species

Fendlera rigida - Stiff fendlerbush
Fendlera rupicola - Cliff fendlerbush
Fendlera wrightii - Wright fendlerbush

Fendlera is a genus of shrubs in the Hydrangeaceae. They are most commonly known as fendlerbush.[2] The name fendlerbush is also used for the closely related genus Fendlerella.

Etymology

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The genus was named for Augustus Fendler in 1852.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Fendlera | International Plant Names Index. (n.d.). Retrieved January 5, 2024, from https://www.ipni.org/n/30038193-2
  2. ^ "Fendlera rupicola". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  3. ^ in Smithson. Contrib. iii. 1852 (Pl. Wright. i.) 77. t. 5. (IK)