Sclerocarpus Jacq.

Bonebract (en)

Genus

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae

Characteristics

Annual or perennial herbs. Leaves alternate or sometimes opposite near the base of the plant, simple. Capitula in leafy cymes, radiate; phyllaries in 1 series, few and leafy; receptacle paleae clasping the florets. Ray florets with a very small ray; disc florets 4–5-lobed; anthers with apical appendage. Achenes obovoid; pappus absent or of a small rim.
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