Scientific name Heliopsis Rank Genus | Higher classification Daisy family | |
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Similar Heliopsis helianthoides, Helenium, Daisy family, Tickseed, Blanket flowers |
Taking a basal cutting of a heliopsis plant
Heliopsis is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to dry prairies in North and South America. The sunflower-like composite flowerheads are usually yellow, up to 8 cm (3 in) in diameter, and are borne in summer. Species are commonly called ox-eye or oxeye.
Contents
- Taking a basal cutting of a heliopsis plant
- Oxeye sunflower heliopsis helianthoides in bloom at ion exchange
- References

The name Heliopsis (pronounced /ˌhiːliˈɒpsᵻs/, from Greek helios for "sun" and opsis for "appearance") refers to the bright yellow color of the flowers.
- Heliopsis annua - Zacatecas, Oaxaca, Coahuila, Michoacán, Querétaro, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, Puebla, México State, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí
- Heliopsis anomala - Baja California Sur
- Heliopsis buphthalmoides (synonym Heliopsis canescens) - Chiapas, Oaxaca, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia
- Heliopsis decumbens - Peru
- Heliopsis filifolia - Coahuila
- Heliopsis gracilis : smooth oxeye, pinewoods oxeye - southeastern + south-central United States
- Heliopsis helianthoides : smooth oxeye - most of eastern + central USA and Canada false sunflower, oxeye, rough oxeye
- Heliopsis lanceolata - Colombia
- Heliopsis longipes : gold root - is used medicinally. - San Luis Potosí
- Heliopsis novogaliciana - Jalisco, Durango, Sinaloa
- Heliopsis parviceps - Guerrero
- Heliopsis parvifolia : mountain oxeye - northern Mexico, southwestern United States
- Heliopsis procumbens - Durango, Jalisco, Mexico State, Distrito Federal, Sinaloa
- Heliopsis sinaloensis - Sinaloa
- Heliopsis suffruticosa - Zacatecas

Oxeye sunflower heliopsis helianthoides in bloom at ion exchange



References
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