Rafinesquia, commonly known as plumeseed, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to the western United States and northwestern Mexico.Nuttall, Thomas. 1841. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series 7: 429 in EnglishTropicos Rafinesquia Nutt.
The genus was named for polymath Constantine Samuel Rafinesque by botanist Thomas Nuttall in 1841.Flora of North America, Rafinesquia Nuttall
Species Rafinesquia consists of two species:The Plant List, search for RafinesquiaBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps Rafinesquia californica Nutt. (California plumeseed, California chicory) - Baja California, Sonora, USA (CA OR NV AZ UT) Rafinesquia neomexicana A.Gray (New Mexico plumeseed, desert chicory) - Baja California, Sonora, USA (CA NV AZ UT NM TX)
References
External links Rafinesquia californica at Calflora Rafinesquia neomexicana at Calflora US Department of Agriculture Plants Database: Rafinesquia