dwarf nipplewort lamb-succory |
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Arnoseris minima | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Tribe: | Cichorieae |
Genus: |
Arnoseris J.Gaertner |
Type species | |
Arnoseris minima (L.) Schweigg. & Korte |
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Arnoseris is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the daisy family.
The only known species is Arnoseris minima, native to Europe, Morocco, and the Middle East; naturalized in parts of northeastern North America (Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan). Common names in the United States: dwarf nipplewort or lamb-succory. Common names in the British Isles: lamb's succory.
Arnoseris minima is a source of the simple coumarin aesculetin and the flavonoids luteolin, luteolin 7-O-β-D-glucoside, luteolin 4'-O-β-D-glucoside, and 3-O-methylquercetin.