Heliopsis
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| Heliopsis | |
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| Heliopsis helianthoides | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Heliopsis Pers. |
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Heliopsis (
/ˌhiːliˈɒpsɨs/) from Greek helios for "sun" and opsis for "appearance" is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the daisy family Asteraceae[1] native to North and South America.[2]
[edit] Species
Heliopsis species include:
- Heliopsis buphthalmoides
- Heliopsis gracilis : Smooth Oxeye, Pinewoods Oxeye[3]
- Heliopsis helianthoides : Smooth oxeye,[4] False Sunflower, Oxeye, Rough Oxeye[5]
- Heliopsis longipes : "Gold Root"- Is used medicinally.
- Heliopsis oppositifolia
- Heliopsis parvifolia : Mountain Oxeye[6]
[edit] References
- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ^ http://www.tropicos.org/NameSubordinateTaxa.aspx?nameid=40022874
- ^ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066909
- ^ http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HEHE5
- ^ http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?70331
- ^ http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066910
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