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 (pron.: /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 dry prairies in North and South America.[2] The sunflower-like composite flowerheads are usually yellow, up to 8 cm (3 in) in diameter, and are borne in summer. Species are commonly called ox-eye or oxeye.[3]
Species [edit]
Heliopsis species include:
- Heliopsis buphthalmoides
- Heliopsis gracilis : smooth oxeye, pinewoods oxeye[4]
- Heliopsis helianthoides : smooth oxeye,[5] false sunflower, oxeye, rough oxeye[6]
- Heliopsis longipes : gold root - is used medicinally.
- Heliopsis oppositifolia
- Heliopsis parvifolia : mountain oxeye[7]
References [edit]
- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ^ http://www.tropicos.org/NameSubordinateTaxa.aspx?nameid=40022874
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ 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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