| Heliopsis procumbens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Heliopsis |
| Species: | H. procumbens |
| Binomial name | |
| Heliopsis procumbens Hemsl. 1881 | |
Heliopsis procumbens is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to central Mexico from Jalisco and Michoacán east to Veracruz. Its daisy-like flowers, which have a diameter of 2-3 inches and yellow-orange rays encircling brownish-yellow center cones, are characteristic of its typical 3–4-foot growth. Throughout the summer, flowers bloom on stiff stems covered in up to six-inch-long, ovate, toothed leaves.
References
- "Heliopsis procumbens Hemsl". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- "Heliopsis procumbens Hemsl". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved November 8, 2024.
- Article: El género Heliopsis (Heliantheae; Asteraceae) en México y las alcamidas presentes en sus raíces, Journal: Acta Botánica Mexicana 2004 (69:115-131), Authors: | Abraham García | Enrique Ramírez | Jorge Molina | in Spanish with English summary; color photos of leaves of several species on page 119, photos of achenes on page 120
- Hemsley, William Botting. 1881. Biologia Centrali-Americana :zoology, botany and archaeology 2(8): 156 in Latin
- "Heliopsis helianthoides - Plant Finder". www.missouribotanicalgarden.org. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
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