Crassothonna alba (Compton) B.Nord.

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Crassothonna

Characteristics

Rhizoma tuberosa. Caules angusti erecti, alt. ad 1 ped., base lignose, parum ramosi. Folia sparsa linearia teretia, long. 1-2 in., lat. 1 lin., carnosa glabra, cirris lanosis axillaribus. Panicula terminalis, parum ramosa, bracteis paucis foliaceis. Pedunculi long, 1-2 in. Involucrum campanulatum bracteis c. 8 oblongis, reticulate nervatis, long. c. 5 lin. Flores radiales, c. 12, ligulis expansis long. 4 lin., lat. 1 lin., albis. Achaeniae glabrae, pappo albo.
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Distribution

Crassothonna alba world distribution map, present in South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77123777-1
WFO ID wfo-0001334477
COL ID Z6ZZ
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Synonyms

Othonna alba Crassothonna alba