Lorandersonia, commonly called rabbitbush, is a genus of North American flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.Urbatsch, Lowell Edward, Roberts, Roland P., & Neubig, Kurt Maximilian. 2005. Sida 21(3): 1619–1625Flora of North America, Vol. 20 Page 177 Rabbitbush, Lorandersonia Urbatsch, R. P. Roberts & Neubig, Sida. 21: 1619. 2005.
The genus is named for American botanist Loran Crittenden Anderson of Florida State University.
SpeciesFlann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Biota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps Lorandersonia baileyi (Wooton & Standl.) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig – northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo León) + Southwestern United States (Arizona New Mexico Texas Oklahoma Kansas Colorado Utah) Lorandersonia linifolia (Greene) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig – Arizona New Mexico Colorado Utah Wyoming Montana Lorandersonia microcephala (Cronquist) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig – New Mexico (Taos + Rio Arriba Cos), southern Colorado Lorandersonia peirsonii (D.D.Keck) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig – Sierra Nevada in California (Inyo, Mono, Fresno Cos) Lorandersonia pulchella (A.Gray) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig – Chihuahua, Coahuila, Texas New Mexico Lorandersonia salicina (S.F.Blake) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig – Nevada (Clark Co), Arizona (Mohave + Yavapai Cos) Lorandersonia spathulata (L.C.Anderson) Urbatsch, R.P.Roberts & Neubig – Texas New Mexico
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