Githopsis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Photokaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Regnum*: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Regnum*: Viridiplantae
Cladus: Streptophyta
Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta
Cladus: Embryophyta
Cladus: Polysporangiophyta
Divisio*: Tracheophyta
Cladus: Eutracheophyta
Cladus: Euphyllophytina
Cladus: Megaphylla
Cladus: Radiatopses
Cladus: Lignophyta
Cladus: Metalignophyta
Diviso*: Spermatophyta
Classis*: Angiospermae
Cladus: Mesangiospermae
Cladus: Eudicota
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Asterids
Cladus: Campanulids
Ordo: Asterales

Familia: Campanulaceae
Subfamilia: Campanuloideae
Genus: Githopsis
Species: G. diffusa – G. pulchella – G. specularioides – G. tenella
Name

Githopsis Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 8: 258 (1842)
Type species: Githopsis specularioides Nutt., Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 8: 258 (1842)

References

Nuttall, T. 1842. Description and notices of new or rare plants in the natural orders Lobeliaceae, Campanulaceae, Vaccinieae, Ericaceae, collected in a journey over the continent of North America, and during a visit to the Sandwich Islands, and Upper California. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society, new series, 8: 251–272. BHL Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Githopsis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 July 15. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Githopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 July 2014. Reference page.

International Plant Names Index. 2014. Githopsis. Published online. Accessed: July 15 2014. Reference page.

Vernacular names
English: Bluecups
Githopsis is a small genus of flowering plants in the bellflower family which are known as bluecups. These are small annual wildflowers with white or purple white-throated blooms. Bluecups are native to western North America, especially California.[1][2][3] There are four known species within the genus.[4]

Species:

Githopsis diffusa A.Gray - San Gabriel bluecup - California, Baja California, Guadalupe Island
Githopsis pulchella Vatke - Sierra bluecup - Sacramento Valley of California
Githopsis specularioides Nutt. - common bluecup - Vancouver Island, Washington, Oregon, California, northern Idaho, northwestern Montana
Githopsis tenella Morin - tubeflower bluecup - California

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Jepson Manual Treatment
USDA Plants Profile
Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps