| Guizotia | |
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| Guizotia abyssinica achenes | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: | Guizotia Cass.[1] |
| Species | |
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6,[2] see text. |
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Guizotia is a genus of six[3] species of native African herbs. They are often known as sunflecks. The species G. abyssinica is occasionally found outside of cultivation in North America and Asia.[4]
The closest relatives of Guizotia within the tribe Heliantheae (sensu lato) are not clear.[3]