Heliantheae
Sign in to savethumb|upright=0.86|Bidens biternata- Spanish needles The Heliantheae (sometimes called the sunflower tribe) are the third-largest tribe in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). With some 190 genera and nearly 2500 recognized species, only the tribes Senecioneae and Astereae are larger. The name is derived from the genus Helianthus, which is Greek for sun flower. Most genera and species are found in North America (particularly in Mexico) and South America. A few genera are pantropical.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyAsteraceae
Bidens biternata- 鬼針草 向日葵族（Heliantheae）是菊科的第三大族，底下收納大約190屬的已確認的近2500種，多分布於北美洲與南美洲。 向日葵族的學名就是古希腊语向日葵的意思。 向日葵族通常是草本或灌木，有的会长成小乔木。其葉子常带有绒毛、对生。其花药通常是黑色的。
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 54
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Collections
- MO, RSA
- Recorded in
- Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, Guatemala, United States, Peru, Brazil, Mexico
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Encyclopedic overview
6 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Taxonomy
- Subtribes and genera
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|upright=0.86|Bidens biternata- Spanish needles The Heliantheae (sometimes called the sunflower tribe) are the third-largest tribe in the sunflower family (Asteraceae). With some 190 genera and nearly 2500 recognized species, only the tribes Senecioneae and Astereae are larger. The name is derived from the genus Helianthus, which is Greek for sun flower. Most genera and species are found in North America (particularly in Mexico) and South America. A few genera are pantropical.
Most Heliantheae are herbs or shrubs, but some grow to the size of small trees. Leaves are usually hairy and arranged in opposite pairs. The anthers are usually blackened.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Heliantheae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.