Fothergilla

See also: fothergilla

Translingual

Fothergilla gardenii (dwarf witch alder)

Etymology

After John Fothergill (physician)

Proper noun

Fothergilla f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Hamamelidaceae – witch alders.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots – clades; Saxifragales – order; Hamamelidaceae – family; Hamamelidoideae - subfamily; Hamamelideae - tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Fothergilla gardenii (dwarf witchalder) - type species; Fothergilla major (mountain witchalder), Fothergilla milleri, Fothergilla parvifolia - other extant species

References

• Fothergilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Fothergilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Fothergilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Fothergilla at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Fothergilla at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Fothergilla at USDA Plants database
• Fothergilla at Germplasm Resources Information Network
• Fothergilla at Plants of the World Online
• Fothergilla at Tropicos