Borrichia. Borrichia arborescens . a. Flowering branch, b. Flower head, side view. c. Ray flower on left, side view. d. Floral diagram of ray flower, e. Disk flower on left, side view; longitudinally dissected on right, f. Floral diagram of disk flower. g. Achene. Drawn by Priscilla Fawcett. From Correll and Correll 1982. Borrichia frutescens , a and b. Top of two different plants showing leaf variation, c. Phyllary. d. Disk corolla, e. Anthers, f. Achene. Drawn by Vivian Frazier. From Correll and Correll 1972.

ABSTRACT

After the 1450s, many things were named for ox-eyes. Among them are sore eyes in humans, at least nine bird species, what we recognize now as seven genera of Asteraceae, two genera of fish, a drinking cup, a small glass model of an eye, and a small concave

mirror. By 1866, two West Indian composites had been called ox-eyes-the creeping oxeye or West Indian marigold (Wedelia), and the seaside ox-eye (Borrichia).