Otospermum Willk.
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/90236A28-9DE4-F4E2-FDCC-F5E610584904 |
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Plazi |
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Otospermum Willk. |
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73. Otospermum Willk. View in CoL 1
Annuals. Leaves 2-3 times 3-partite, alternate. Capitula subcorymbose. Involucral bracts in 3 rows, with dark margins. Receptacle subconical in fruit, without scales. Ligulate florets female, white; tubular florets hermaphrodite, the tube compressed, slightly winged. Achenes of ligulate florets connate with the inner involucral bracts; ribs 5-6 (1 anterior, 2 lateral and 2-3 posterior), prominent, rugose, separated by deep furrows. Achenes of tubular florets with 5 shallow ribs. Epicarp mucilaginous, without secretory canals. Pappus a membranous auricle.
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