| Bellis | |
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| Daisy (Bellis perennis) | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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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.
- ^ lectotype designated by N. L. Britton et A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S. ed. 2. 3: 401 (1913)
- ^ a b Tropicos, Bellis L.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
zwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Bellis". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Merriam-Webster.
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 886-887 in Latin
- ^ 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
- ^ Altervista Flora Italiana, genere Bellis includes photos and European distribution maps