- In
botanical terminology, a
phyllary, also
known an
involucral bract or tegule, is a
single bract of the
involucre of a
composite flower. The involucre...
-
florets and
numerous disc florets. The
phyllaries (a
bract under the flowerhead) has long
spreading hairs. Each
phyllary is ****ociated with a ray floret. Species...
- purple-tinged with
sides that are
approximately hairless and 5-6(7)
inner phyllaries across. Its
leaves have some
projecting hairs at the base and forward-pointing...
- urn-shaped
bloom buds
droop downward prior to opening. The
inner whorl of
phyllaries surrounding the
lower portion of the
bloom is translucent,
which allows...
- 3–5.5 mm long. The
phyllaries are
appressed or spreading. The
shape of the
outer phyllaries is linear-obovate, and the
inner phyllary shape is oblong-lanceolate...
- or
sometimes a
solitary head. The head has a base
covered in
layers of
phyllaries. The
simple row of ray
florets is white, yellow, or red. The disc florets...
-
Pistillate flower heads have fruit-yielding
ovules surrounded by many
phyllaries and fewer,
smaller florets. The
pistillate flowers are wind pollinated...
-
series of small,
usually green, scale-like bracts.
These are
known as
phyllaries; collectively, they form the involucre,
which serves to
protect the immature...
- fernlike,
divided bipinnately or tripinnately. The
inflorescence has 4 to 9
phyllaries and
contains ray and disk
flowers which are
white to pink,
blooming from...
- it has
ovoid bracts and
small dark purple-brown ray and disc flowers;
phyllary is
green but
brownish around the base.
Endemic to
Tropical Africa, it occurs...
