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. |
Synonyms | |
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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