kittentails
(Veronica bullii)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Use • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
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Height |
8″ to 16″ |
Flower Color |
Yellow |
Similar Species |
Habitat |
Dry. Prairies, woods, barrens. |
Ecology |
Flowering |
April to July |
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Nativity |
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Rare |
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Taxonomy |
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Kingdom |
Plantae (green algae and land plants) |
Subkingdom |
Viridiplantae (green plants) |
Infrakingdom |
Streptophyta (land plants and green algae) |
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Division |
Tracheophyta (vascular plants) |
Subdivision |
Spermatophytina (seed plants) |
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Superorder |
Asteranae |
Order |
Lamiales (mints, plantains, olives, and allies) |
Family |
Plantaginaceae (plantain) |
Tribe |
Veroniceae |
Genus |
Veronica (speedwells) |
Subgenus |
Synthris |
Kittentails was formerly classified as Besseya bullii and was placed in the Scrophulariaceae (figwort) family. Morphological and molecular analysis in 2004 resulted in Besseya and closely related genera being moved to the Plantaginaceae (plantain) family, and this plant being reassigned to the Veronica genus. Several sources, including GBIF, ITIS, Flora of North America, and NatureServe, use the name Synthyris bullii. Few sources, including USDA PLANTS and BONAP, continue to use the old name Besseya bullii. Most sources, including GRIN, NCBI, iNaturalist, World Flora Online, and Plants of the World Online, use the name Veronica bullii. |
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Synonyms |
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Besseya bullii Synthyris bullii Wulfenia bullii |
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Common Names |
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besseya Bull’s coral-drops Bull’s coraldrops kitten tails kittentails kittentails |
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I'll carefully remove the buckthorn surrounding the plant. I'll also be watching for additional plants. |
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Kittentails (Wulfenia (Besseya) bullii) |
About
Uploaded on Jan 13, 2010 http://www.PrairieMoon.com - Kittentails (Wulfenia bullii, also called Besseya bullii) are an endangered plant. They are one of the earliest dry native prairie species to come up. This video shows them at Prairie Moon Nursery in SE Minnesota on April 16. Good companion plants to the Kitten tails include Pasque Flower and Prairie Smoke. |
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Location: Town of Mukwonago, WI I'll carefully remove the buckthorn surrounding the plant. I'll also be watching for additional plants. |
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