Hypochaeris
Hypochaeris | |
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Hypochaeris radicata | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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Genus: | Hypochaeris |
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Hypochaeris glabra | |
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Hypochaeris is a genus of plants in the daisy family Asteraceae. Many species are known as cat's ear. These are annual and perennial herbs generally bearing flower heads with yellow ray florets. These plants may resemble or be confused with dandelions and so some are called false dandelions.
Estimates of the number of species range from about 50 [2] up to about 100.[3] Most species are native to South America, but some are found in Eurasia and North Africa.
Etymology[]
Its name is derived from Greek ὑπό (under) and χοῖρος (young pig). Thus the name should be spelled Hypochoeris.
Species[]
- Species[1]
- Hypochaeris achyrophorus
- Hypochaeris balbisii
- Hypochaeris brasiliensis
- Hypochaeris chillensis
- Hypochaeris glabra
- Hypochaeris maculata
- Hypochaeris microcephala
- Hypochaeris oligocephala
- Hypochaeris radicata
- Hypochaeris robertia
- Hypochaeris sessiliflora
- Hypochaeris taraxacoides
References[]
- ^ a b c "Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist". Archived from the original on 2014-12-08. Retrieved 2014-12-08.
- ^ Stebbins, G Ledyard (1971). Chromosomal evolution in higher plants. London: Edward Arnold. ISBN 0-7131-2287-0.
- ^ Tomb, A Spencer; K L Chambers; D W Kyhos; A M Powell; P H Rave (Aug 1978). "Chromosome Numbers in the Compositae. XIV. Lactuceae". American Journal of Botany. 65 (7): 717–21. doi:10.2307/2442146. JSTOR 2442146.
Other sources[]
- Cerbah, M; T Souza-Chies; MF Jubier; B Lejeune; S Siljak-Yakovlev (March 1998). "Molecular phylogeny of the genus Hypochaeris using internal transcribed spacers of nuclear rDNA: inference for chromosomal evolution". Molecular Biology and Evolution. 15 (3): 345–354. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025931. PMID 9501501.
- Cerbah, M; J Coulaud; Sc Brown; S Siljak-Yakovlev (March 1999). "Evolutionary DNA variation in the genus Hypochaeris". Heredity. 82 (3): 261–266. doi:10.1038/sj.hdy.6884690. PMID 10336700.
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- Hypochaeris
- Asteraceae genera
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