Infructescence (fruiting head) of Dasyphyllum diacanthoides

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Description: English: A single fruiting shoot of Dasyphyllum diacanthoides (D.Don) Cabrera, family Asteraceae, subfamily Barnadesioideae : the Tayu tree, the bark of which is highly esteemed in Chilean folk medicine as a treatment (both topical and oral) for blunt trauma. The slender, white florets of the unobtrusive, knapweed-like inflorescence have withered to dark brown threads and the hairs of the pappi of the winged fruits can be seen protruding a little from the tip of the scaly infructescence. Note the fringed scales of the infructescence (much like those of certain Centaurea spp.), the glossy, leathery leaves, armed with a single, terminal spine, and the plump, scaly, axillary buds. Date: 18 July 2019, 15:43:11. Source: Own work. Author: Flobbadob. Camera location50° 31′ 14.27″ N, 4° 14′ 05.32″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 50.520631; -4.234811. A close-up of part of a small (circa 50cm), pot-bound, container-grown specimen of a Chilean native tree species seldom grown in the U.K. - probably because flower heads small and not of much ornamental value and plant itself rather frost-tender. Specimen being grown for propagation purposes as a stock plant in the large glasshouse of a specialist nursery situated in the east of the county of Cornwall, U.K. Licensing[edit].mw-parser-output.responsive-license-cc{clear:both;text-align:center;box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;justify-content:space-around;align-items:center;margin:0.5em auto;background-color:#f9f9f9;border:2px solid #e0e0e0;border-spacing:8px;display:flex}.mw-parser-output.responsive-license-cc div{margin:4px}.mw-parser-output.rlicense-text div{margin:0.5em auto}@media screen and (max-width:640px){.mw-parser-output.responsive-license-cc{flex-flow:column}.mw-parser-output.rlicense-text{order:1}} This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. You are free: to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work to remix – to adapt the work Under the following conditions: attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use. share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0CC BY-SA 4.0 Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 truetrue