Ligularia
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| Ligularia sibirica | |
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| Genus: | Ligularia |
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| L. sibirica | |
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Ligularia (leopard plant) is a genus of robust 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 are cultivated as ornamentals. The cultivars 'Gregynog Gold'[8] and 'The Rocket'[9] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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References
- ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
- ^ Tropicos search for Ligularia
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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 1405332964.
- ^ 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. p. 312. ISBN 9781604691962.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Ligularia 'Gregynog Gold'". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
- ^ "RHS Plant Selector - Ligularia 'The Rocket'". Retrieved 21 May 2013.
External links
Media related to Ligularia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Ligularia at Wikispecies
The dictionary definition of ligularia at Wiktionary
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