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Heliopsis
Sign in to saveHeliopsis is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to dry prairies in North and South America. The sunflower-like composite flowerheads are usually yellow, up to in diameter, and are borne in summer. Species are commonly called ox-eye or oxeye.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Die Sonnenaugen (Heliopsis) sind eine Pflanzengattung in der Unterfamilie der Asteroideae innerhalb der Familie der Korbblütler (Asteraceae). In der Gattung Heliopsis gibt es 14 bis 18 Arten.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 249
- With media
- 217
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- CIBNOR, INECOL, MSC, CM, IBUNAM, ANSP
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Canada
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Heliopsis is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the family Asteraceae, native to dry prairies in North and South America. The sunflower-like composite flowerheads are usually yellow, up to in diameter, and are borne in summer. Species are commonly called ox-eye or oxeye.
The name Heliopsis (pronounced , from Greek helios for "sun" and opsis for "appearance") refers to the bright yellow color of the flowers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heliopsis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.