Nemastylis
Encyclopedia
Nemastylis is a genus
of seven species of flowering plants in the iris
family distributed in North America
. The genus name is derived from the Greek
words nema, meaning "thread", and stylos, meaning "pillar" or "rod".
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of seven species of flowering plants in the iris
Iridaceae
The Iris family or Iridaceae is a family of perennial, herbaceous and bulbous plants included in the monocot order Asparagales, taking its name from the genus Iris. Almost worldwide in distribution and one of the most important families in horticulture, it includes more than 2000 species...
family distributed in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. The genus name is derived from the Greek
Greek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
words nema, meaning "thread", and stylos, meaning "pillar" or "rod".
Species
List of species (but the list may be incomplete) :- Nemastylis geminifloraNemastylis geminifloraNemastylis geminiflora is a perennial herb also known as the Prairie Celestial and Prairie Pleatleaf. It is found on the black soil prairies in Texas...
- Nemastylis nuttallii
- Nemastylis pearcei
- Nemastylis floridana
- Nemastylis mcvaughii