Inflorescence of terminal capitula with 1-several rows of bracts. Involucel cylindric, 8-furrowed, expanded above into a membranous, many veined, spreading corona. Calyx with 5 persistent bristles spreading in fruit. Corolla of 5 unequal lobes (rarely 4-6), those of the outer often longer than the inner. Worldwide: 80 species in Eurasia, the Mediterranean, E African mountains and southern Africa Tanzania: 1 taxon. |
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