Heliopsis
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| Heliopsis helianthoides | |
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| Genus: | Heliopsis Pers. 1807
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Heliopsis is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the sunflower family,[2][3] native to dry prairies in North and South America.[4] 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.[5]
The name Heliopsis (pronounced /ˌhiːliˈɒps[invalid input: 'ɨ']s/, from Greek helios for "sun" and opsis for "appearance") refers to the bright yellow color of the flowers.
- Species[1]
- Heliopsis annua - Zacatecas, Oaxaca, Coahuila, Michoacán, Querétaro, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, Puebla, México State, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí
- Heliopsis anomala - Baja California Sur
- Heliopsis buphthalmoides - Chiapas, Oaxaca, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia
- Heliopsis canescens - Ecuador
- Heliopsis decumbens - Peru
- Heliopsis filifolia - Coahuila
- Heliopsis gracilis : smooth oxeye, pinewoods oxeye - southeastern + south-central United States[6]
- Heliopsis helianthoides : smooth oxeye - most of eastern + central USA and Canada[7] false sunflower, oxeye, rough oxeye[8]
- Heliopsis lanceolata - Colombia
- Heliopsis longipes : gold root - is used medicinally. - San Luis Potosí
- Heliopsis novogaliciana - Jalisco, Durango, Sinaloa
- Heliopsis parviceps - Guerrero
- Heliopsis parvifolia : mountain oxeye - northern Mexico, southwestern United States[9]
- Heliopsis procumbens - Durango, Jalisco, Mexico State, Distrito Federal, Sinaloa
- Heliopsis sinaloensis - Sinaloa
References
- ^ a b The Plant List search for Heliopsis
- ^ Persoon, Christiaan Hendrik. 1807. Synopsis plantarum,seu Enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum hucusque cognitarum 2: 473 in Latin
- ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ^ Tropicos, Heliopsis Pers.
- ^ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- ^ Flora of North America, Heliopsis gracilis Nuttall, 1840.
- ^ US Department of Agriculture plants profile
- ^ US Department of Agriculture, Germplasm Resources Information Network
- ^ Flora of North America, Heliopsis parvifolia A. Gray, 1853.
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