Balduina (honeycombhead) is a genus of North American plants in the sunflower family described as a genus in 1818.Nuttall, Thomas. 1818. Genera of North American Plants 2: 175–177Tropicos, Balduina Nutt.Flora of North America, Balduina Nuttall, Gen. N. Amer. Pl. 2: 175. 1818.
The genus is endemic to the Southeastern United States.Parker, E. S. and S. B. Jones. 1975. A systematic study of the genus Balduina (Compositae, Heliantheae). Brittonia 27: 355–361. It is named in honor of William Baldwyn M.D., 1779–1819, of Savannah, Georgia.
SpeciesThe Plant List search for BalduinaBiota of North America Program 2013 county distribution maps Balduina angustifolia (Pursh) B.L.Rob. - Florida Georgia Alabama Mississippi Balduina atropurpurea R.M.Harper - Florida Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Balduina uniflora Nutt. - Louisiana Florida Georgia (U.S. state) Alabama Mississippi South Carolina North Carolina
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