Ligularia

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Ligularia
Ligularia sibirica-Ligulaire de Siberie.JPG
Ligularia sibirica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Ligularia
Cass. 1816, conserved name, not Duval 1809 (Saxifragaceae) [1]
Type species
L. sibirica
Synonyms [2]
  • ErythrochaeteSiebold & Zucc.
  • CyathocephalumNakai
  • SenecillisGaertn.
'The Rocket' (L. stenocephala) Ligularia sp 1.jpg
’The Rocket’ (L. stenocephala)

Ligularia (leopard plant) is a genus of Old World herbaceous perennial plants in the groundsel tribe within the sunflower family. [3] They have yellow or orange composite flower heads with brown or yellow central disc florets, and are native to damp habitats mostly in central and eastern Asia, with a few species from Europe. [4] There are about 120 [5] to 140 species in the genus, and over half are endemic to China. [6] The name Ligularia, from the Latin for "strap", refers to the shape of the ray florets. [7]

Some species and cultivars are cultivated as ornamentals. Ligularia dentata ‘Britt Marie Crawford’ [8] Ligularia x hessei (Ligularia dentata x Ligularia wilsoniana) 'Gregynog Gold' [9] and Ligularia przewalskii 'The Rocket' [10] have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit. [11] They are best grown in fertile, moist soil and full sun, with some shade at midday.[ citation needed ]

Species [2]
Ligularia alatipes LigulariaAlatipes.jpg
Ligularia alatipes

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References

  1. ↑ Tropicos search for Ligularia
  2. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist Archived 2014-11-06 at archive.today
  3. ↑ PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .  Porter, Noah, ed. (1913). Webster's Dictionary . Springfield, Massachusetts: C. & G. Merriam Co.{{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ RHS A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN   978-1405332965.
  5. ↑ Liu, J. Q., et al. (2006). Radiation and diversification within the Ligularia–Cremanthodium–Parasenecio complex (Asteraceae) triggered by uplift of the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 38(1) 31-49.
  6. ↑ Flora of China Vol. 20-21 Page 376 橐吾属 tuo wu shu Ligularia Cass. .
  7. ↑ Coombes, A. J. (2012). The A to Z of Plant Names . USA: Timber Press. pp.  312. ISBN   9781604691962.
  8. ↑ "RHS Plantfinder - Ligularia 'Britt Marie Crawford'" . Retrieved 7 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Ligularia 'Gregynog Gold'" . Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "RHS Plant Selector - Ligularia 'The Rocket'" . Retrieved 21 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 60. Retrieved 22 March 2018.


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