Heliopsis

Heliopsis is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to dry prairies in North and South America. The sunflower-like composite flowerheads are usually yellow, up to 8 cm (3 in) in diameter, and are borne in summer. Species are commonly called ox-eye or oxeye.

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• Taking a basal cutting of a heliopsis plant
• Oxeye sunflower heliopsis helianthoides in bloom at ion exchange
• References

The name Heliopsis (pronounced /ˌhiːliˈɒpsᵻs/, from Greek helios for "sun" and opsis for "appearance") refers to the bright yellow color of the flowers.

1. Heliopsis annua - Zacatecas, Oaxaca, Coahuila, Michoacán, Querétaro, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, Puebla, México State, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí
2. Heliopsis anomala - Baja California Sur
3. Heliopsis buphthalmoides (synonym Heliopsis canescens) - Chiapas, Oaxaca, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia
4. Heliopsis decumbens - Peru
5. Heliopsis filifolia - Coahuila
6. Heliopsis gracilis : smooth oxeye, pinewoods oxeye - southeastern + south-central United States
7. Heliopsis helianthoides : smooth oxeye - most of eastern + central USA and Canada false sunflower, oxeye, rough oxeye
8. Heliopsis lanceolata - Colombia
9. Heliopsis longipes : gold root - is used medicinally. - San Luis Potosí
10. Heliopsis novogaliciana - Jalisco, Durango, Sinaloa
11. Heliopsis parviceps - Guerrero
12. Heliopsis parvifolia : mountain oxeye - northern Mexico, southwestern United States
13. Heliopsis procumbens - Durango, Jalisco, Mexico State, Distrito Federal, Sinaloa
14. Heliopsis sinaloensis - Sinaloa
15. Heliopsis suffruticosa - Zacatecas