Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Annual herbs (in ours).
Leaves alternate, 2-pinnately lobed. Capitula
in terminal panicles, radiate, heterogamous. Phyllaries in
2-3 series. Receptacular scales present. Disk florets sterile,
ray florets fertile. Corolla of female florets small,
subcircular; of disk florets narrowly funnel-shaped. Achenes of
ray florets flattened, clasped by a phyllary and 2 lateral
receptacular scales. Pappus of 2 recurved awns, forming an
apparent rim to the achene.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Parthenium Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1511
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
