Venegasia

Venegasia is a genus of North American plants in the tarweed tribe within the sunflower family.[5][2][6][7]

Canyon sunflower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
(unranked):
(unranked):
(unranked):
Order:
Family:
Tribe:
Genus:
Venegasia

Binomial name
Venegasia carpesioides
DC.
Synonyms[2][3][4]
  • Venegasia deltoidea Rydb.
  • Venegasia carpesioides deltoides (Rydb.) S.F. Blake

Venegasia carpesioides is the only known species in the genus. It is shrubby bush growing to 1.8 m tall and prefers locations in moist canyons in southern California,[8] and in Baja California. It is commonly known as the Canyon sunflower.[1][9]

Venegasia was named after the Mexican historian Miguel Venegas, 1680–1764.[10]

References

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.