Buphthalmum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae.Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 903 in Latin They are native to Europe, and B. salicifolium is in cultivation and has been introduced elsewhere.Buphthalmum. Flora of China.Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Buphthalmum includes photos ad European distribution maps
Description These are perennial herbs with alternately arranged leaves. The inflorescence is a solitary flower head atop the stem. The head has very narrow phyllaries, yellow ray florets and yellow disc florets. The fruit is a cypsela usually tipped with a pappus of scales; those growing from the ray florets may lack pappi.
Species The following species are recognised in the genus Buphthalmum: Buphthalmum inuloides – Sardinia Buphthalmum salicifolium – western, central, and southern Europe; introduced in China, southeast Asia Buphthalmum speciosissimum - northern Italy
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