Vigethia
| 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: | 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
- ^ 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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