Helenium

See also: helenium

Translingual

Helenium

Etymology

New Latin helenium (Inula helenium)

Proper noun

Helenium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – sneezeweeds, once used to make snuff.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Helenieae - tribe; Gaillardiinae - subtribe

Hyponyms

(genus): Helenium autumnale (common sneezeweed) - type species; Helenium amarum (yellow sneezeweed) - selected other species

References

Helenium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Helenium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Helenium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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