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Taxon:
Comptonia peregrina
(L.) J. M. Coult.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Comptonia
Family:
Myricaceae
Nomen number:
400154
Place of publication:
Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5:127. 1894
Verified:
07/27/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Liquidambar peregrina
L.
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Comptonia aspleniifolia
(L.) LʼHér.
Myrica aspleniifolia
L.
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Darbyshire, S. J.
2003. Inventory of Canadian Agricultural Weeds Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. 61.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Jones, G. N. & G. D. Fuller.
1955. Vascular plants of Illinois.
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Radford, A. E. et al.
1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
Wilbur, R. L.
1994. The Myricaceae of the United States and Canada: genera, subgenera, and series. Sida 16:105.
URL:
http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8113#/summary
Wofford, B. E.
Database of Tennessee vascular plants (on-line resource).
URL:
https://herbarium.utk.edu/vascular/vascular-database.php?CategoryID=Dicots&FamilyID=Myricaceae&GenusID=Comptonia&SpeciesID=peregrina
Common names
English
sweet-fern –
Reference(s)
English (Canada)
sweet-fern –
Reference(s)
French (Canada)
comptonie voyageuse –
Reference(s)
Swedish
bräkenpors –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Eastern Canada
Canada
Nova Scotia
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Illinois
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Minnesota
1
Native
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A.
United States
Wisconsin
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
Ohio
1
Native
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A.
United States
West Virginia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Georgia
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Kentucky
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Tennessee
1
Native
Northern America
Southeastern U.S.A.
United States
Virginia
1
Native
Northern America
Western Canada
Canada
Manitoba
2
Cultivated
also cult.
Native
Northern America
EASTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Nova Scotia]
WESTERN CANADA:
Canada
[Manitoba]
NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Ohio, West Virginia]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.:
United States
[Illinois, Minnesota, Wisconsin]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.:
United States
[Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Huxley, A., ed.
1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Environmental
ornamental
Encke, F. et al.
1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Name
References