Buphthalmum

Buphthalmum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[3] There are 2[4] or 3[5] species. They are native to Europe, and B. salicifolium is in cultivation and has been introduced elsewhere.[5][6]

Buphthalmum
Buphthalmum salicifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
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.

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.[5]

Accepted species[2]

References
  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. Buphthalmum. The Plant List.
  5. Buphthalmum. Flora of China.
  6. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Buphthalmum includes photos ad European distribution maps


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