Class
Order
Family
Perennials, woody at base. Lvs entire to 1–3-pinnatisect, alternate. Capitula few to many in corymbs, or sometimes solitary, terminal, pedunculate; involucral bracts in 3–4 rows, with membranous margins. Receptacle convex or conic; scales 0. Outer florets ♀, ligulate, yellow, white or pink; inner florets ☿, tubular. Achenes dimorphic: those of ray florets 3-angled, with 0–3 wings, sometimes coalesced into groups of 2–9; those of disc florets obconic, terete, 4-angled, or somewhat flattened, with 0–2 wings. Pappus a small corona or 0.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Category | Number |
---|---|
Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
Total | 1 |