A conspectus of the genus Cherleria (Minuartia s.l., Caryophyllaceae)

• Autores: Abigail J Moore, Markus S. Dillenberger
• Localización: Willdenowia: Annals of the Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem, ISSN 0511-9618, ISSN-e 1868-6397, Vol. 47, Nº. 1, 2017, págs. 5-14
• Idioma: inglés
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  • : Minuartia s.l. (Caryophyllaceae) is polyphyletic, with its species belonging to eleven major clades, all of which have been recognized at the generic rank. Cherleria is one of these segregate genera, based on the Linnaean species Cherleria sedoides. Its centre of diversity is on the Balkan Peninsula, but species also occur in the European and North American high mountains and in the Arctic. The species of Cherleria show ecological, especially substrate, differentiation and multiple colonisations of alpine habitats. We make new combinations for the 17 (of 20) taxa in Cherleria that do not yet have Cherleria names and provide a key to all species of the genus.