Iberodes is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...
s in the
family
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Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae, the Borago, borage or forget-me-not family, includes about 2,000 species of shrubs, trees, and herbs in 146 to 154 genus, genera with a worldwide distribution.
The APG IV system from 2016 classifies the Boraginaceae as single famil ...
native to southwest Europe. The
whiteflower navelwort is part of this genus. Most specimens are from the
Iberian Peninsula
The Iberian Peninsula ( ), also known as Iberia, is a peninsula in south-western Europe. Mostly separated from the rest of the European landmass by the Pyrenees, it includes the territories of peninsular Spain and Continental Portugal, comprisin ...
. The genus was previously thought to be part of ''
Omphalodes'', and in 2016 was moved to its own. ''Iberodes kuzinskyana'' was assessed as
Vulnerable in 2010 and is now assessed as
Critically endangered
An IUCN Red List critically endangered (CR or sometimes CE) species is one that has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. As of December 2023, of t ...
by the Portuguese Botanical Society.
Systematics
The recently added genus comprises about 5 species and 2 subspecies:
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Iberodes brassicifolia''
(Lag.) Serrano, R. Carbajal & S. Ortiz
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Iberodes commutata''
(G. López) Serrano, R. Carbajal & S. Ortiz
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Iberodes kuzinskyana''
(Willk.) Serrano, R. Carbajal & S. Ortiz
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Iberodes linifolia''
(L.) Serrano, R. Carbajal & S. Ortiz, the Whiteflower navelwort
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Iberodes littoralis''
(Lehm.) Serrano, R. Carbajal & S. Ortiz
**''Iberodes littoralis subsp. littoralis''
**''Iberodes littoralis subsp. gallaecica''
(Laínz) Serrano, R. Carbajal & S. Ortiz
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q99640605
Flora of Southwestern Europe
Boraginaceae
Boraginaceae genera