Chionochloa conspicua 'Rubra'

Description

Subfamily Coliadinae

Sulphurs are members of the Family Pieridae. In North America, sulphurs range from Mexico to northern Canada. Females of most species are distinctly different from males. Some species are mud-puddlers and will collect around muddy pools on dirt roads. Sulphurs overwinter as larvae.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Plantae () - Haeckel, 1866 - Plants
  - Subkingdom: Viridaeplantae () - Cavalier-Smith, 1981
    - Phylum: Tracheophyta () - Sinnott, 1935 Ex Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Vascular Plants
      - Subphylum: Euphyllophytina ()
        Infraphylum: Radiatopses () - Kenrick & Crane, 1997
        Class: Magnoliopsida () - Brongniart, 1843 - Dicotyledons
        Subclass: Lamiidae () - Takhtajan Ex Reveal, 1992
        Superorder: Lamianae () - Takhtajan, 1967
        Order: Scrophulariales () - Lindley, 1833
        Family: Lentibulariaceae () - Richard in Poiteau & Turpin, 1808, Nom. Cons.
        Subfamily: Coliadinae () - Sulphurs
        Tribe: Diapensieae ()
        Genus: Chionochloa () - Linnaeus, 1753
        Specific epithet: conspicua
        Cultivar: Rubra
        Botanical name: - Chionochloa conspicua 'Rubra'

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Chionochloa

There are approximately 52 species in this genus:

C. acicularis · C. antarctica · C. archboldii · C. australis · C. beddiei · C. bromoides · C. cheesemanii · C. conspicua · C. conspicua 'Rubra' · C. conspicua conspicua · C. conspicua cunninghamii · C. crassiuscula · C. crassiuscula directa · C. crassiuscula subsp. directa · C. crassiuscula subsp. torta · C. defracta · C. flavescens · C. flavescens brevis · C. flavescens flavescens · C. flavescens hirta · C. flavescens lupeola · C. flavescens subsp. brevis · C. flavescens subsp. hirta · C. flavescens subsp. lupeola · C. flavicans (Snow Tussock Grass) · C. flavicans f. temata · C. frigida · C. howensis · C. juncea · C. lanea · C. macra · C. nivifera · C. oreophila · C. ovata · C. pallens · C. pallens subsp. cadens · C. pallens subsp. pilosa · C. pallida (Silvertop Wallaby-Grass) · C. pungens · C. rigida · C. rigida amara · C. rigida subsp. amara · C. rubra (Haumata) · C. rubra cuprea · C. rubra occulta · C. rubra ssp. · C. rubra subsp. cuprea · C. rubra subsp. occulta · C. rubra var. inermis · C. spiralis · C. teretifolia · C. vireta

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Notes

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Identifiers

Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 1803055