| mule's ears | |
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| Wyethia helenioides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Tribe: | Heliantheae |
| Genus: |
Wyethia Nutt. |
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Wyethia is a genus of North American flowering plants in the sunflower family.
These plants are commonly referred to as mule's ears. They are short, low to the ground golden-rayed wildflowers that resemble miniature sunflowers. The genus is named for an early explorer of the western United States, Nathaniel Jarvis Wyeth, 1802–1856.
see: Agnorhiza Scabrethia Vigethia