Callistephus Cass.

Callistephus (en), Reine-marguerite (fr)

Genus

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae

Characteristics

Annual herb. Lvs alternate, entire to coarsely serrate. Capitula 1-numerous, solitary. Involucral bracts dimorphic, the outer in 1-2 rows, imbricate and herbaceous, the inner in 1-2 rows and completely membranous. Receptacle slightly convex; scales 0. Outer florets ♀, ligulate, many to numerous in 1 row (more in cvs); ligules white to red, blue or purple. Inner florets ☿, tubular (ligulate in double cvs), numerous. Achenes all similar, obovoid, compressed, hairy, with 2-4 narrow ribs; pappus of 1 row of long scabrid hairs and an outer row of very short hairs.
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Growth form herb
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-10

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Images

Callistephus unspecified picture

Distribution

Callistephus world distribution map, present in New Zealand and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331446-2
WFO ID wfo-4000006106
COL ID 3FKG
BDTFX ID 86065
INPN ID 190212
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Callistephus

Lower taxons

Callistephus chinensis Callistephus chinensis