Vigethia
Appearance
Vigethia | |
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Cultivated Vigethia mexicana in bloom | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Heliantheae |
Subtribe: | Engelmanniinae |
Genus: | Vigethia W.A.Weber |
Species: | V. mexicana
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Binomial name | |
Vigethia mexicana (S.Watson) W.A.Weber
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Synonyms[1] | |
Wyethia mexicana S. Watson |
Vigethia is a genus of Mexican flowering plants in the tribe Heliantheae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3]
- Species
There is only one known species, Vigethia mexicana, called the Mexican green-eyed sunflower,[4] native to the State of Nuevo León in northern Mexico.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Weber, William A. (1943). "Vigethia, A New Genus of Compositae Based on Wyethia Mexicana Watson". Madroño. 7 (4): 97–100. JSTOR 41422496.
- ^ Tropicos, Vigethia W.A. Weber
- ^ Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Garden
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