Doronicum

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Doronicum
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Doronicum plantagineum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Doronicum
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Synonyms [1]
  • AronicumNeck. ex Rchb.
  • FullartoniaDC.
  • GrammarthronCass.

Doronicum is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family, known as leopard's bane. [2] They are all herbaceous perennials native to Europe, southwest Asia and Siberia. They produce yellow, daisy-like flowerheads in spring and summer. [3] The plants typically thrive in cool, mountainous regions and prefer well-drained soil with partial to full sunlight exposure. Due to their bright and vibrant flowers, Doronicum species are often cultivated as ornamental plants in gardens, particularly for early-season color. [4]

Although the genus is often classified in the tribe Senecioneae, there is evidence that a classification elsewhere in the subfamily Asteroideae may be more appropriate. [5]

Species [1]

Doronicum bellidiastrumSm. is a synonym for Bellis sylvestris . [6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Doronicum L.". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
  2. Stace, Clive (2019), New Flora of the British Isles (4th ed.), Middlewood Green, Suffolk, UK: C&M Floristics, p. 809, ISBN   978-1-5272-2630-2
  3. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN   978-1405332965.
  4. "Leopard's Bane, Doronicum orientale - Flowers - NatureGate". luontoportti.com. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
  5. Funk, Vicki A.; Susanna, Alfonso; Stuessy, Tod F.; Bayer, Randall J., eds. (2009). Systematics, Evolution and Biogeography of the Compositae (PDF). International Association for Plant Taxonomy. p. 509. ISBN   978-3-9501754-3-1.
  6. "Bellis sylvestrisCirillo". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 December 2018.