Biology:Agnorhiza

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Agnorhiza
Wyethia reticulata.jpg
Agnorhiza reticulata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Engelmanniinae
Genus: Agnorhiza
(Jeps.) W.A.Weber
Synonyms[1]
  • Balsamorhiza sect. Agnorhiza Jeps.
  • Wyethia sect. Agnorhiza (Jeps.) W.A. Weber

Agnorhiza is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae described as a genus in 1998.[2][1] Its species had previously been considered members of either Wyethia or Balsamorhiza.[3] The plants are native to California , with the range of one species (A. ovata) extending into northern Mexico. They are perennial herbs with sunflower-like flower heads 1 to 4 centimeters wide.

Species[4][5]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4693280 entry