''Seymeria'' 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 belonging to the family
Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae, the broomrapes, is a family (biology), family of mostly parasitic plants of the order (biology), order Lamiales, with about 90 genus, genera and more than 2000 species. Many of these genera (e.g., ''Pedicularis'', ''Rhinanthus'', ...
.
Its native range is from southern USA (in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia) to Mexico and the
Bahamas
The Bahamas, officially the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, is an archipelagic and island country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean. It contains 97 per cent of the archipelago's land area and 88 per cent of its population. ...
.
The genus name of ''Seymeria'' is in honour of Henry Seymer (1745–1800), an English amateur botanist.
It was first described and published in Fl. Amer. (Sept. 2) on page 736 in 1813.
Known species
According to Kew:
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Seymeria anita''
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Seymeria bipinnatisecta''
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Seymeria cassioides''
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Seymeria coahuilana''
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Seymeria cualana
''Seymeria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.
Its native range is from southern USA (in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tenn ...
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Seymeria decurva''
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Seymeria deflexa''
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Seymeria falcata''
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Seymeria gypsophila''
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Seymeria integrifolia''
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Seymeria laciniata''
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Seymeria mazatecana''
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Seymeria pailana
''Seymeria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.
Its native range is from southern USA (in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tenn ...
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Seymeria pectinata''
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Seymeria pennellii''
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Seymeria scabra
''Seymeria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.
Its native range is from southern USA (in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tenn ...
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Seymeria sinaloana
''Seymeria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.
Its native range is from southern USA (in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tenn ...
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Seymeria tamaulipana
''Seymeria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.
Its native range is from southern USA (in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tenn ...
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Seymeria virgata
''Seymeria'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Orobanchaceae.
Its native range is from southern USA (in the states of Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tenn ...
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References
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Orobanchaceae
Orobanchaceae genera
Plants described in 1813
Flora of Guyana
Flora of the Southeastern United States
Flora of Arizona
Flora of Texas
Flora of Mexico
Flora of the Bahamas