Helminthotheca | |
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Helminthotheca echioides | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Cichorioideae |
Tribe: | Cichorieae |
Subtribe: | Hypochaeridinae |
Genus: | Helminthotheca Vaill. ex Zinn |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Helminthotheca (commonly called ox-tongue) [2] is a genus in the tribe Cichorieae of the family Asteraceae. [3] [4] Helminthotheca is closely related to the genus Picris , both within the Hypochaeridinae subtribe. [5] [6]
Picris (oxtongues) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753.
Onopordum, cottonthistle, is a genus of plants in the thistle tribe within the Asteraceae. They are native to southern Europe, northern Africa, the Canary Islands, the Caucasus, and southwest and central Asia. They grow on disturbed land, roadsides, arable land and pastures.
Santolina is a genus of plants in the chamomile tribe within the sunflower family, primarily from the western Mediterranean region.
Catananche is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. It is native to dry meadows in the Mediterranean region.
Cladanthus is a genus of plants in the sunflower family, native to the Mediterranean region.
Rhaponticum, is a genus of flowering plants in the thistle tribe within the sunflower family.
Chamaemelum is a small genus of plants in the daisy family commonly known as chamomiles or dogfennels. Perhaps the best-known species is Roman chamomile, Chamaemelum nobile. These are annual or perennial herbs, rarely exceeding half a meter in height and usually bearing solitary white daisylike flowers with yellow centers. They are native to Europe but most species can be found scattered in other continents where they have been introduced.
Helminthotheca echioides, known as bristlyoxtongue, is a stiff annual or biennial herb native to Europe and North Africa. It was traditionally used as an antihelminthic treatment.
Simethis is a genus of plants in the family Asphodelaceae, subfamily Hemerocallidoideae. It contains only one known species, Simethis mattiazzii, commonly called the Kerry lily.
Corynephorus is a genus of European, North African, and Middle Eastern plants in the grass family.
Tolpis is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Cichorieae within the family Asteraceae. It is native to Africa, Southern Europe, the Middle East and Macaronesia. Many species are limited to the Canary Islands.
Galactites is a genus of flowering plants in the thistle family. The name is derived from the Greek γάλα. The best known species is Galactites tomentosa.
Glossopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
Leucanthemopsis is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
Lonas is a genus of flowering plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family. There is only one accepted species, Lonas annua, native to Italy, France, Germany, Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia.
Mauranthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
Rhanterium is a genus of dwarf-shrubs in the tribe Inuleae within the family Asteraceae growing in the deserts of the Middle East and northern Africa.
Plagius is a genus of Mediterranean plants in the chamomile tribe within the daisy family.
Coleostephus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.
Endopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the daisy family described as a genus in 1860.