Aletes (plant)

Aletes has been regarded a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, all of which are endemic to North America.^[1][2] As of December 2022^[update], Plants of the World Online regarded Aletes as a synonym of Cymopterus,^[3] while GRIN Taxonomy regarded it as a possible synonym of that genus.^[4]

Aletes
Larimer aletes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Tribe:	Selineae
Genus:	Aletes J.M.Coult. & Rose
Species
See text.

Species that may be placed in the genus include the following (placements in Cymopterus from Plants of the World Online):^[5]

• Aletes acaulis (Torr.) J.M.Coult. & Rose - stemless Indian parsley → Cymopterus hallii
• Aletes filifolius Mathias, Constance & W.L.Theobald - Trans-Pecos Indian parsley → Cymopterus filifolius
• Aletes humilis J.M.Coult. & Rose - Colorado aletes
• Aletes macdougalii J.M.Coult. & Rose - MacDougal's Indian parsley → Cymopterus macdougalii
• Aletes sessiliflorus W.L.Theobald & C.C.Tseng - sessileflower Indian parsley → Cymopterus sessiliflorus

References

1. "Aletes — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2019-03-24.
2. Company, DIANE Publishing (1996). Southwestern Rare and Endangered Plants: Proceedings of the Second Conference. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9780788142024. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
3. "Aletes J.M.Coult. & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-12-29.
4. "Genus Aletes J. M. Coult. & Rose". GRIN Taxonomy. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2022-12-26.
5. "Subordinate Taxa of Aletes J.M. Coult. & Rose". USDA Plants. United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 2022-12-29.