Buphthalmum
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Buphthalmum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[1] They are native to Europe, and B. salicifolium is in cultivation and has been introduced elsewhere.[2][3]
Description
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
The following species are recognised in the genus Buphthalmum:[4]
- Buphthalmum inuloides – Sardinia
- Buphthalmum salicifolium – western, central, and southern Europe; introduced in China, southeast Asia
- Buphthalmum speciosissimum - northern Italy
References
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- ↑ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 903 in Latin
- ↑ a b Buphthalmum. Flora of China.
- ↑ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Buphthalmum includes photos ad European distribution maps
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