Heliopsis lanceolata
| Heliopsis lanceolata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Heliopsis |
| Species: | H. lanceolata
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| Binomial name | |
| Heliopsis lanceolata | |
Heliopsis lanceolata is a rare South American species of flowering plant in the sunflower family. It has been found only in Colombia. It, H. canescens, and H. decumbens are the only three known species of their genus endemic to South America. All the other species are indigenous to North America, with one (H. buphthalmoides) found on both continents.[1][2]
References
- ^ Article: El género Heliopsis (Heliantheae; Asteraceae) en México y las alcamidas presentes en sus raíces, Journal: Acta Botánica Mexicana 2004 (69:115-131), Authors: | Abraham García | Enrique Ramírez | Jorge Molina | in Spanish with English summary; color photos of leaves of several species on page 119, photos of achenes on page 120
- ^ Blake, Sydney Fay. 1940. Two new species of Heliopsis (Asteraceae) from South America. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 53: 71-73 diagnoses in Latin, descriptions and commentary in English
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