Helminthotheca echioides
Description:
Phyllaries are the individual green, leaf-like structures at the base of the flower heads in the aster family. The collective structure is known as the involucre. Here, the involucre is made of two rings of phyllaries. The outer ones are loose and leaf-like, while the inner are upright and narrow, with thin membranes on the edges.
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- Life (creatures)
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Archaeplastida (plants)
- Chloroplastida (green plants)
- Streptophyta
- Embryophytes
- Tracheophyta (ferns)
- Spermatophytes (seed plants)
- Angiosperms (Dicotyledons)
- Eudicots
- Superasterids
- Asterids
- Asterales
- Asteraceae (composite family)
- Helminthotheca
- Helminthotheca echioides (Akan Asante)
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