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Heliantheae
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.
18 branches of this tribe, most-observed first
Cockleburs, Ragweeds, and Wild Quinines
subtribeAmbrosiinae
Helianthinae
subtribeHelianthinae
black-eyed Susans, coneflowers, and prairie coneflowers
subtribeRudbeckiinae
Engelmanniinae
subtribeEngelmanniinae
Zinniinae
subtribeZinniinae
Ecliptinae
subtribeEcliptinae
wingstems and crownbeards
subtribeVerbesininae
Enceliinae
subtribeEnceliinae
Spilanthinae
subtribeSpilanthinae
Montanoinae
subtribeMontanoinae
Aspilia
genusAspilia
Agnorhiza
genusAgnorhiza
Zaluzaniinae
subtribeZaluzaniinae
Scabrethia
genusScabrethia
Austroflourensia
genusAustroflourensia
Dugesiinae
subtribeDugesiinae
Chromolepis
genusChromolepis
Rojasianthinae
subtribeRojasianthinae
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 605446.