What is "heliopsis"

n. any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers [syn: oxeye]

Heliopsis is a genus of herbaceous flowering plants in the sunflower family, native to dry prairies in North and South America. The sunflower-like composite flowerheads are usually yellow, up to in diameter, and are borne in summer. Species are commonly called ox-eye or oxeye.

The name Heliopsis (pronounced , from Greek helios for "sun" and opsis for "appearance") refers to the bright yellow color of the flowers.

1. Heliopsis annua - Zacatecas, Oaxaca, Coahuila, Michoacán, Querétaro, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, Puebla, México State, Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí
2. Heliopsis anomala - Baja California Sur
3. Heliopsis buphthalmoides - Chiapas, Oaxaca, Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia
4. Heliopsis canescens - Ecuador
5. Heliopsis decumbens - Peru
6. Heliopsis filifolia - Coahuila
7. Heliopsis gracilis : smooth oxeye, pinewoods oxeye - southeastern + south-central United States
8. Heliopsis helianthoides : smooth oxeye - most of eastern + central USA and Canada false sunflower, oxeye, rough oxeye
9. Heliopsis lanceolata - Colombia
10. Heliopsis longipes : gold root - is used medicinally. - San Luis Potosí
11. Heliopsis novogaliciana - Jalisco, Durango, Sinaloa
12. Heliopsis parviceps - Guerrero
13. Heliopsis parvifolia : mountain oxeye - northern Mexico, southwestern United States
14. Heliopsis procumbens - Durango, Jalisco, Mexico State, Distrito Federal, Sinaloa
15. Heliopsis sinaloensis - Sinaloa