Tuberaria
| Tuberaria | |
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| Tuberaria guttata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Cistaceae |
| Genus: | Tuberaria Spach |
| Type species | |
Helianthemum tuberaria (L.) Mill.
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Tuberaria is a
. They occur on dry, stony sites, often close to the sea.The leaves are in a rosette at the base of the plant, and then in opposite pairs up the stem; they are simple oval, 2–5 cm long and 1–2 cm broad. The flowers are 2–5 cm diameter, with five petals, yellow with a red spot at the base of each petal, the red spot acting as a 'target' for pollinating insects.
Tuberaria species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including the Coleophora case-bearers C. confluella (recorded on T. guttata) and C. helianthemella (recorded on T. lignosa).
Species
Species include:[1]
- Tuberaria acuminata (Viv.) Grosser
- Tuberaria brevipes (Boiss. & Reut.) Willk.
- Tuberaria bupleurifolia (Lam.) Willk.
- Tuberaria echioides (Lam.) Willk.
- Tuberaria globulariifolia (Lam.) Willk.
- Tuberaria guttata (L.) Fourr.
- Tuberaria lignosa (Sweet) Samp.
- Tuberaria macrosepala (Coss.) Willk.
- Tuberaria major (Willk.) P.Silva & Rozeira
- Tuberaria plantaginea (Willd.) M.J.Gallego
- Tuberaria praecox (Salzm. ex Boiss. & Reut.) Grosser
- Tuberaria villosissima (Pomel) Grosser
References
- ^ "Tuberaria". The Plant List. Retrieved 18 April 2015.