
Helminthotheca (commonly called ox-tongue) is a genus in the tribe Cichorieae of the family Asteraceae. Helminthotheca is closely related to the genus Picris, both within the Hypochaeridinae subtribe.
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Helminthotheca (commonly called ox-tongue) is a genus in the tribe Cichorieae of the family Asteraceae. Helminthotheca is closely related to the genus Picris, both within the Hypochaeridinae subtribe. Species Helminthotheca aculeata - Italy, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia Helminthotheca balansae - Algeria, Morocco Helminthotheca comosa - Algeria, Morocco, southern Spain, Gibraltar Helminthotheca echioides (syn. Picris echioides) - widespread across much of Europe and the Mediterranean from Ireland + Canary Islands to Poland + Iran; naturalized in Australia, North and South America Helminthotheca glomerata - Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco Helminthotheca spinosa - central and southern Portugal, southwestern Spain
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