Vigethia

Vigethia
Yellow daisy-type flower with a green center
Cultivated Vigethia mexicana in bloom
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Binomial name
Vigethia mexicana
(S.Watson) W.A.Weber
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

  1. ^ a b Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. ^ Weber, William A. (1943). "Vigethia, A New Genus of Compositae Based on Wyethia Mexicana Watson". Madroño. 7 (4): 97–100. JSTOR 41422496.
  3. ^ Tropicos, Vigethia W.A. Weber
  4. ^ Plant Delights Nursery at Juniper Level Botanic Garden


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