Fendlerella

Fendlerella is a genus of plants in the family Hydrangeaceae native to the region spanning from Colorado, USA to Northeast Mexico. It has four species.^[2]

Fendlerella
Flowering Fendlerella utahensis in Turtlehead Peak, southern Nevada, USA
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Cornales
Family:	Hydrangeaceae
Subfamily:	Hydrangeoideae
Tribe:	Philadelpheae
Genus:	Fendlerella A.Heller
Type species
Fendlerella utahensis (S. Watson) A. Heller[1]
Species[2]
Fendlerella lasiopetala Standl. Fendlerella mexicana Brandegee Fendlerella queretarana B.L.Turner Fendlerella utahensis (S.Watson) A.Heller

Taxonomy

Publication

The genus Fendlerella was first described by Amos Arthur Heller in 1898.^[2]

Species

The following species are accepted as of January 2024:^[2]

• Fendlerella lasiopetala Standl.
• Fendlerella mexicana Brandegee
• Fendlerella queretarana B.L.Turner
• Fendlerella utahensis (S.Watson) A.Heller

Etymology

The species was named for Augustus Fendler in 1898.^[3]