Ligularia

Ligularia
	Ligularia sibirica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Senecioneae
Genus:	Ligularia; Cass. 1816, conserved name, not Duval 1809 (Saxifragaceae)
Type species
	L. sibirica;
Synonyms
	Erythrochaete Siebold & Zucc.; Cyathocephalum Nakai; Senecillis Gaertn.;

Ligularia (leopard plant) is a genus of Old World herbaceous perennial plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family.^[3] They have yellow or orange composite flower heads with brown or yellow central disc florets, and are native to damp habitats mostly in central and eastern Asia, with a few species from Europe.^[4] There are about 120^[5] to 140 species in the genus, and over half are endemic to China.^[6] The name Ligularia, from the Latin for "strap", refers to the shape of the ray florets.^[7]

Some species and cultivars are cultivated as ornamentals. Ligularia dentata ‘Britt Marie Crawford’^[8] Ligularia x hessei (Ligularia dentata x Ligularia wilsoniana) 'Gregynog Gold'^[9] and Ligularia przewalskii 'The Rocket'^[10] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.^[11] They are best grown in fertile, moist soil and full sun, with some shade at midday.^{[citation needed]}

Species^[2]

References[edit]

^ Tropicos search for Ligularia
^ ^a ^b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
^ This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Porter, Noah, ed. (1913). Webster's Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: C. & G. Merriam Co. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
^ RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.
^ Liu, J. Q., et al. (2006). Radiation and diversification within the Ligularia–Cremanthodium–Parasenecio complex (Asteraceae) triggered by uplift of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38(1) 31-49.
^ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 376 橐吾属 tuo wu shu Ligularia Cass. .
^ Coombes, A. J. (2012). The A to Z of Plant Names. USA: Timber Press. pp. 312. ISBN 9781604691962.
^ "RHS Plantfinder - Ligularia 'Britt Marie Crawford'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "RHS Plant Selector - Ligularia 'Gregynog Gold'". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
^ "RHS Plant Selector - Ligularia 'The Rocket'". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
^ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 60. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

External links[edit]

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[1] Tropicos search for Ligularia

[t-2] Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today

[3] This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. Porter, Noah, ed. (1913). Webster's Dictionary. Springfield, Massachusetts: C. & G. Merriam Co. {{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

[RHSAZ-4] RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 978-1405332965.

[liu-5] Liu, J. Q., et al. (2006). Radiation and diversification within the Ligularia–Cremanthodium–Parasenecio complex (Asteraceae) triggered by uplift of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38(1) 31-49.

[china-6] Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 376 橐吾属 tuo wu shu Ligularia Cass. .

[AZPLA-7] Coombes, A. J. (2012). The A to Z of Plant Names. USA: Timber Press. pp. 312. ISBN 9781604691962.

[8] "RHS Plantfinder - Ligularia 'Britt Marie Crawford'". Retrieved 7 March 2018.

[9] "RHS Plant Selector - Ligularia 'Gregynog Gold'". Retrieved 21 May 2013.

[10] "RHS Plant Selector - Ligularia 'The Rocket'". Retrieved 21 May 2013.

[11] "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 60. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

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