Anisopappus

Annual or perennial herbs usually with scattered golden glands. Leaves alternate, simple, entire, lobed or pinnatisect. Capitula in terminal corymbs or solitary. Phyllaries in 3-5 series. Receptacular scales present, ± clasping the disk florets and (in ours) rolled inwards lengthways. Female marginal florets tubular and glandular below, bearing a yellow ligule. Inner florets bisexual, 5-lobed, with ellipsoid or subcylindric achenes. Pappus variable, sometimes 0.

Anisopappus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae.

The genus is primarily native to Africa and Madagascar, with one species (A. chinensis) extending into China and Southeast Asia.

Species Anisopappus abercornensis G.Taylor Anisopappus alticolus (Humbert) Wild Anisopappus anemonifolius (DC.) G.Taylor Anisopappus athanasioides Paiva & S.Ortiz Anisopappus bampsianus Lisowski Anisopappus boinensis (Humbert) Wild Anisopappus burundiensis Lisowski Anisopappus chinensis (L.) Hook. & Arn. Anisopappus corymbosus Wild Anisopappus davyi S.Moore Anisopappus discolor Wild Anisopappus exellii Wild Anisopappus fruticosus S.Ortiz & Paiva Anisopappus grangeoides (Vatke & Höpfner ex Klatt) Merxm. Anisopappus holstii (O.Hoffm.) Wild Anisopappus junodii Hutch. Anisopappus kirkii (Oliv.) Brenan Anisopappus latifolius (S.Moore) B.L.Burtt Anisopappus lawalreanus Lisowski Anisopappus lejolyanus Lisowski Anisopappus marianus Lawalrée Anisopappus orbicularis (Humbert) Wild Anisopappus paucidentatus Wild Anisopappus petitianus Lisowski Anisopappus pinnatifidus (Klatt) O.Hoffm. ex Hutch. Anisopappus pseudopinnatifidus S.Ortiz & Paiva Anisopappus pumilus (Hiern) Wild Anisopappus rhombifolius Wild Anisopappus robynsianus Lisowski Anisopappus salviifolius (DC.) Wild Anisopappus smutsii Hutch. Anisopappus sylvaticus (Humbert) Wild Anisopappus upembensis Lisowski