Class
Order
Family
Herbaceous perennials often woody toward base, or scrambling epiphytes. Lvs opposite or whorled, simple and entire or lobed, to 1–3-pinnate. Capitula pedunculate, solitary. Involucral bracts in 2 rows; outer row foliaceous; inner row membranous. Receptacle flat or nearly so; scales present. Outer florets ♀ or sterile, ligulate, white, pale lavender to deep purple, or yellow to orange to deep scarlet. Inner florets ☿, tubular (or replaced by ligulate florets in many cvs). Achenes all similar, linear-oblong or spathulate, compressed but not winged, often constricted below a disc at apex; pappus usually 0, sometimes of 2 rudimentary awns.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Category | Number |
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Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 2 |
Exotic: Casual | 2 |
Total | 4 |