Sullivantia | |
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Sullivantia sullivantii | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Saxifragaceae |
Genus: |
Sullivantia Torr. & A.Gray (1842) |
Sullivantia, commonly called coolwort, [1] is a genus of flowering plants in the saxifrage family. It is a small genus, comprising only 3-4 species of perennial herbs all native to the northwestern and east-central United States. Sullivantia is most notable for having disjunct distributions primarily restricted to along the Pleistocene glacial margin. [2] All species of Sullivantia are found on moist, often calcareous cliffs.
Four species are accepted. [3]