Buphthalmum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[3] They are native to Europe, and B. salicifolium is in cultivation and has been introduced elsewhere.[4][5]

Buphthalmum
Buphthalmum salicifolium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Inuleae
Genus: Buphthalmum
L. 1753 not Mill. 1754[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Buphtalmum spelling variant
  • Bustia Adans.
  • Asteroides Mill.
  • Xerolekia Anderb.

Description

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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.[4]

Species

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The following species are recognised in the genus Buphthalmum:[6]

References

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  1. ^ Tropicos, search for Buphthalmum
  2. ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  3. ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 903 in Latin
  4. ^ a b Buphthalmum. Flora of China.
  5. ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Buphthalmum includes photos ad European distribution maps
  6. ^ "Buphthalmum L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2024-06-22.