Helminthotheca (commonly called ox-tongue)[2] is a genus in the tribe Cichorieae of the family Asteraceae.[3][4] Helminthotheca is closely related to the genus Picris, both within the Hypochaeridinae subtribe.[5][6]
Helminthotheca (commonly called ox-tongue) is a genus in the tribe Cichorieae of the family Asteraceae. Helminthotheca is closely related to the genus Picris, both within the Hypochaeridinae subtribe.
Species Helminthotheca aculeata - Italy, Algeria, Tunisia Helminthotheca balansae - Algeria, Morocco Helminthotheca comosa - Algeria, Morocco, Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar Helminthotheca echioides (syn. Picris echioides) - widespread across much of Europe and the Mediterranean from Ireland + Canary Islands to Poland + Iran; naturalized in Australia, North and South America Helminthotheca glomerata - Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco
