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Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Mycelis Cass. in Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. [F. Cuvier] 33, 483 (1824)
Description
Perennial glabrous taprooted rosette herbs. Stems branching above. Lvs lyrate-pinnatifid, basal and cauline. Infl. a diffuse panicle. Involucral bracts glabrous; outer bracts few, small; inner bracts in 1 row. Receptacle pitted, without scales or hairs. Corolla ligulate, yellow. Style branches filiform, yellow. Achenes dark, usually 5, flattened, ribbed, beaked; pappus bristles in 2 rows, white, > achene, simple, free at base, the outer row < inner row.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
| Total | 1 |
Bibliography
Cuvier, G.-F. (ed.) 1824: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature. Vol. 33. F.G. Levrault, & Le Normant, Strasbourg & Paris.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.
