Bellis

For other uses, see Bellis (disambiguation).

Bellis
Daisy (Bellis perennis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Subfamily:	Asteroideae
Tribe:	Astereae
Subtribe:	Bellidinae
Genus:	Bellis L.
Type species
Bellis perennis L.[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
Belliopsis Pomel Paquerina Cass. Bellis sect. Paquerina (Cass.) Kuntze Bellidium Bertol.

Bellis (/ˈbɛləs/)[4] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.[5][2]

The group is native to Europe, the Mediterranean and northern Africa. One species has been introduced into North America and others into other parts of the world.[6][7] The genus includes the familiar common daisy Bellis perennis.

Description

Bellis species are mostly perennials, and grow from 5–20 cm (2–8 in) tall. They have simple erect stems, and most species have basal leaves. They have radiate flower heads that are produced one per stem.[6]

Species

Accepted species[8][3]

• Bellis annua L.
  • Bellis annua subsp. microcephala
  • Bellis annua subsp. minuta
• Bellis azorica L.
• Bellis bernardii Boiss. & Reut.
• Bellis caerulescens (Coss.) Coss. ex Ball
• Bellis cordifolia (Kunze) Willk.
• Bellis dubia Spreng.
• Bellis hyrcanica Woronow
• Bellis longifolia Boiss. & Heldr. (synonym of Bellis sylvestris)
• Bellis microcephala Lange (synonym of Bellis annua subsp. microcephala)
• Bellis pappulosa Boiss. ex DC.
• Bellis perennis L.
• Bellis rotundifolia (Desf.) Boiss. & Reut.
• Bellis sylvestris (L.) Cyr.
  • Bellis sylvestris subsp. pappulosa

Possible infrageneric groups

Source:[9]

• Bellis sect. Brachyscome (Cass.) Baill.
• Bellis sect. Brachystephium (Less.) Kuntze
• Bellis sect. Lagenophora (Cass.) Baill.
• Bellis sect. Silphiosperma (Steetz) Kuntze

• 
  Annual daisy (Bellis annua)
• 
  Southern daisy (Bellis sylvestris)
• 
  English daisy (Bellis perennis)

References

1. lectotype designated by N. L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. ed. 2. 3: 401 (1913)
2. Tropicos, Bellis L.
3. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
4. "Bellis". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
5. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 886-887 in Latin
6. Flora of North America: north of Mexico, Volume 20. Magnoliophyta: Asteridae (in part): Asteraceae, part 2., New York & Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006, pp. 22–23, ISBN 978-0-19-530564-7
7. Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Bellis includes photos and European distribution maps
8. The Plant List, search for Bellis
9. "Tropicos".

External links

• Flora Europaea: Bellis