Heliopsis gracilis

Heliopsis gracilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Heliopsis
Species: H. gracilis
Binomial name
Heliopsis gracilis
Nutt. 1840
Synonyms[1]
  • Heliopsis helianthoides var. gracilis (Nutt.) Gandhi & R.D.Thomas
  • Heliopsis laevis var. minor Hook.

Heliopsis gracilis is a North American species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae, known by the common names smooth oxeye and pinewoods oxeye.[2] It is native the southeastern and south-central United States from eastern Texas to South Carolina.[3]

Heliopsis gracilis is a perennial herb up to 80 cm (31 in) tall, spreading by means of underground rhizomes. The plant generally produces 1-5 flower heads per stem. Each head contains 6-19 bright yellow ray florets surrounding 40 or more yellowish-brown disc florets. The fruit is an achene about 5 mm long. [4]

References

  1. ↑ The Plant List, Heliopsis gracilis Nutt.
  2. ↑ Heliopsis helianthoides. USDA NRCS Plant Guide.
  3. ↑ Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
  4. ↑ Flora of North America, Heliopsis gracilis Nuttall, 1840. Smooth or pinewoods oxeye
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