Jamesia americana

Jamesia americana
Jamesia americana in the Spring Mountains of southern Nevada

Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Cornales
Family: Hydrangeaceae
Genus: Jamesia
Species:
J. americana
Binomial name
Jamesia americana
Torr. & A.Gray, 1840
Varieties
  • Jamesia americana var. americana
  • Jamesia americana var. macrocalyx Engl.
  • Jamesia americana var. rosea Purpus ex C.K.Schneid.
  • Jamesia americana var. zionis N.H.Holmgren & P.K.Holmgren
Synonyms
  • Edwinia americana (Torr. & A.Gray) A.Heller (1897)

Jamesia americana, also called cliffbush, waxflower or five petal cliffbush, is a species of flowering plant in the Hydrangeaceae.