Buphthalmum

Buphthalmum is a genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae. They are native to Europe, and B. salicifolium is in cultivation and has been introduced elsewhere.

Description
These are perennial herbs with alternately arranged leaves. The inflorescence is a solitary flower head atop the stem. The head has very narrow phyllaries, yellow ray florets and yellow disc florets. The fruit is a cypsela usually tipped with a pappus of scales; those growing from the ray florets may lack pappi.

Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Buphthalmum:
 * Buphthalmum inuloides   – Sardinia
 * Buphthalmum salicifolium – western, central, and southern Europe; introduced in China, southeast Asia
 * Buphthalmum speciosissimum - northern Italy