Euryops

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Euryops
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Euryops pectinatus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Senecioneae
Genus: Euryops
(Cass.) Cass.
Synonyms [1]
  • Othonna subg. EuryopsCass.
  • LasiocomaBolus
  • ThodayaCompton
  • Enantiotrichum E.Mey. ex DC.
  • RuckeriaDC.
  • Caraea Hochst. ex Hochst.
  • Gamolepisas used by numerous authors, not Less. 1832
  • LysichlamysCompton

Euryops is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. They are native mostly to rocky sites in southern Africa, with a few species in other parts of Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula. [2] [3] They produce daisy-like flowerheads from fern-like foliage. [4] The name Euryops is probably a contraction of the Greek words ευρυς (eurys) meaning 'wide,' and ὄψις (opsis) meaning 'eye,' possibly referring to the large flowerheads compared to the narrow leaves. [5]

Species [1]
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References

  1. 1 2 Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ↑ Cassini, Alexandre Henri Gabriel de. 1820. Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature, considérés soit en eux-mêmes, d'après l'état actuel de nos connoissances, soit relativement à l'utilité qu'en peuvent retirer la médecine, l'agriculture, le commerce et les artes. Suivi d'une biographie des plus célèbres naturalistes [Second edition] 16: 49--53in French
  3. ↑ Tropicos, Euryops (Cass.) Cass
  4. ↑ RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN   978-1405332965.
  5. ↑ Umberto Quattrocchi (2016). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 1703. ISBN   978-1482250640.


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