Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Perennial herbs with annual stems
from a woody rootstock. Leaves mostly basal; those on the stem
alternate, sessile or ± so, the base clasping the stem;
upper leaves grading into bracts. Capitula few-flowered,
numerous, aggregated into bracteate glomerules,
homogamous. Involucre narrowly ovoid-cylindric.
Phyllaries few-seriate, with spiny apices.
Achenes narrowly turbinate-cylindric, c.10-ribbed. Pappus
1-seriate; setae 7-10 with bases broad, scale-like and usually
overlapping.
- 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). Elephantopus Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1466
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
