Eriocephalus L.

Ériocéphale (fr)

Genus

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae

Characteristics

Perennial shrubs, erect. Leaves entire or 1-pinnatisect. Capitula solitary or few, radiate (in Australia) or disciform; involucre 2-seriate, with bracts similar in length; inner bracts densely villous, often connate; receptacle paleate. Ray florets female, fertile. Disc florets bisexual or functionally male; corolla 5-lobed. Achenes homomorphic, dorsiventrally compressed, with 2 lateral ribs, hairy. Pappus absent.
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