Asteriscus aquaticus explained

Asteriscus aquaticus is a species of flowering plant.^[1] The flower is part of the so-called "Asteriscus alliance".^[2]

Formally known by its basionym, Bupthalmum aquaticum, when it was originally described in 1753 as a species of the Buphthalmum genus.^[3] Its original name meant sweet-scented ox eye.^[4] The plant is a low-growing annual herb with orange-yellow flowers, native to the Mediterranean region. It flowers between April and June and colonizes dry coastal areas.^[5]

See also

• Buphthalmum salicifolium – one of two species still found within the Buphthalmum genus.
• Pallenis maritima – a closely related species.

Further reading

• Web site: Asteriscus aquaticus (L.) Less. . Herbarium catalogue . Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh . 28 December 2019 . en-GB.
• Book: Crabb . George . A Technical Dictionary; Or, A Dictionary Explaining the Terms Used in All Arts and Sciences . 1851 . W. Maxwell . 183 . 28 December 2019 . en.
• Goertzen . Leslie R. . Francisco-Ortega . Javier . Santos-Guerra . Arnoldo . Mower . Jeffrey P. . Linder . C. Randal . Jansen . Robert K. . Molecular Systematics of the Asteriscus Alliance (Asteraceae: Inuleae) II: Combined Nuclear and Chloroplast Data . Systematic Botany . 2002 . 27 . 4 . 815–823 . 3093926 . 28 December 2019 . American Society of Plant Taxonomists . PDF . . en.
• Pereira Coutinho . A. . Dinis . A. M. . A contribution to the ultrastructural knowledge of the pollen exine in subtribe Inulinae (Inuleae, Asteraceae) . Plant Systematics and Evolution . 2 November 2007 . 269 . 3–4 . 159–170 . 10.1007/s00606-007-0585-3 . 2007PSyEv.269..159P . en . 10316/7586 . 9613319 . free.
• Riefner Jr. . Richard E. . Greuter . Werner . Pallenis Maritima (Asteraceae) New To California, With Notes On Recent Introductions Of Salt-tolerant Ornamental Plants. . Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas . 2012 . 6 . 2 . 621–629 . 28 December 2019 . EBSCOHost

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• San Feliciano . A. . Barrero . A. F. . Medarde . M. . del Corral . J. M. Miguel . Aramburu . A. . Perales . A. . Fayos . J. . Asteriscanolide. A sesquiterpene lactone with a new natural skeleton. . Tetrahedron Letters . January 1985 . 26 . 19 . 2369–2372 . 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)95101-3 . Elsevier . en.
• San Feliciano . A. . Barrero . A. F. . del Corral . J. M. Miguel . Ledesma . E. . Sánchez-Ferrando . F. . Asteriscunolide A: Humulanolide from . Tetrahedron Letters . January 1982 . 23 . 30 . 3097–3100 . 10.1016/S0040-4039(00)87542-5 . Elsevier . en.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flann . Christina . Asteriscus aquaticus (L.) Less. . Global Compositae Checklist . 28 December 2019 . en.
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3. Web site: Name – Buphthalmum aquaticum L. . Tropicos . 28 December 2019 . en . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191228183007/http://www.tropicos.org/Name/50103508 . 28 December 2019.
4. Book: Clarke . Stephen Reynolds . Hortus Anglicus: Or, The Modern English Garden: Containing a Familiar Description of All the Plants which are Cultivated in the Climate of Great Britain, Either for Use Or Ornament, and of a Selection from the Established Favourites of the Stove and Green-house; Arranged According to the System of Linnaeus; with Remarks on the Properties of the More Valuable Species . 1822 . F. C. & J. Rivington . 411 . 28 December 2019 . en.
5. Book: Lanfranco, Edwin . Wild flowers of the Maltese Islands . 2015 . Guido Bonett . 978-99957-46-59-9 . San Gwann . 992500794.