Ptilimnium

Ptilimnium is a group of plants in the family Apiaceae described as a genus in 1819. The common name is mock bishopweed or '''mock bishop's weed'''. It is endemic to the United States, primarily in the Southeast, the Lower Mississippi Valley, and the Lower Great Plains.

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderApiales
FamilyApiaceae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

Native toAlabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Cuba, Delaware, District of Columbia, Dominican Republic, Florida, Georgia, Haiti, Illinois, Kansas

Observations5,382

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Ptilimnium is a group of plants in the family Apiaceae described as a genus in 1819. The common name is mock bishopweed or '''mock bishop's weed'. It is endemic to the United States, primarily in the Southeast, the Lower Mississippi Valley, and the Lower Great Plains.

==Species== , Plants of the World Online accepted five species: Ptilimnium ahlesii Weakley & G.L.Nesom Ptilimnium capillaceum (Michx.) Raf. - SE + SC + NE USA Ptilimnium costatum (Elliott) Raf. - SC USA Ptilimnium nuttallii (DC.) Britton - SC USA Ptilimnium texense J.M. Coult. & Rose - Texas, Louisiana, Florida