Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Divisio: Magnoliophyta
Classis: Magnoliopsida
Ordo: Asterales
Familia: Asteraceae
Subfamilia: Asteroideae
Tribus: Heliantheae
Subtribus: Unassigned
Genus: Berlandiera
Species: Berlandiera lyrata

Name

Berlandiera lyrata Benth.

Vernacular names

References

* Plantas Hartwegianas imprimis Mexicanas . . . 17. 1839
* USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Data from 07-Oct-06]. [1]
* USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov).

Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Berlandiera lyrata, also known as Chocolate Flower, Chocolate Daisy or Lyreleaf Greeneyes, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae.

In the United States it is native to Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. In Mexico it is native to Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sonora, Zacatecas, Aguascalientes and Jalisco. It is grown in gardens for the chocolate-like scent of its flowers.

References

* "Berlandiera lyrata". Flora of North America. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=250066218. Retrieved 2007-10-04.

* United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. "Berlandiera lyrata". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?451253. Retrieved 2007-10-04.