Buphthalmum
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| Buphthalmum | |
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| Buphthalmum salicifolium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
| Tribe: | Inuleae |
| Genus: | Buphthalmum L. |
| Species | |
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2-3, see text | |
Buphthalmum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. There are 2[1] or 3[2] species. They are native to Europe, and B. salicifolium is in cultivation and has been introduced elsewhere.[2]
These are perennial herbs with alternately arranged leaves. The inflorescence is a solitary flower head atop the stem. The head has very narrow phyllaries, yellow ray florets and yellow disc florets. The fruit is a cypsela usually tipped with a pappus of scales; those growing from the ray florets may lack pappi.[2]
Species include:
- Buphthalmum inuloides
- Buphthalmum salicifolium – ox-eye
References
- ↑ Buphthalmum. The Plant List.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Buphthalmum. Flora of China.
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