Class
Order
Family
Annual or perennial herbs or shrubs. Lvs opposite, petiolate, simple, usually toothed. Infl. a corymb, usually dense. Involucral bracts in 2–(3) rows, usually subequal, mostly chartaceous. Receptacle conic; scales usually 0. Corolla tubular. Style base not swollen. Achenes ellipsoid-cylindric to obpyramidal, 5-angled, hairy; pappus usually of few free or united scales, sometimes reduced to a corona or 0.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Category | Number |
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Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 |
Total | 1 |