Buphthalmum
{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Buphthalmum_salicifolium.jpg
|image_caption = Buphthalmum salicifolium
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Buphthalmum
|authority = L. 1753 not Mill. 1754[http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?name=Buphthalmum&commonname= Tropicos, search for Buphthalmum]
|synonyms =
- Buphtalmum spelling variant
- Bustia Adans.
- Asteroides Mill.
- Xerolekia Anderb.
}}
Buphthalmum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.[https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/358924#page/345/mode/1up Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 903] in Latin They are native to Europe, and B. salicifolium is in cultivation and has been introduced elsewhere.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=104852 Buphthalmum.] Flora of China.[http://luirig.altervista.org/flora/taxa/floraspecie.php?genere=Buphthalmum Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Buphthalmum] includes photos ad European distribution maps
Description
These are perennial herbs with alternately arranged leaves. The inflorescence is a solitary flower head atop the stem. The head has very narrow phyllaries, yellow ray florets and yellow disc florets. The fruit is a cypsela usually tipped with a pappus of scales; those growing from the ray florets may lack pappi.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Buphthalmum:{{Cite web |title=Buphthalmum L. {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:328483-2 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=Plants of the World Online |language=en}}
- Buphthalmum inuloides – Sardinia
- Buphthalmum salicifolium – western, central, and southern Europe; introduced in China, southeast Asia
- Buphthalmum speciosissimum - northern Italy