Description
provided by Flora of Zimbabwe
Perennial herbs (ours), subshrubs
or shrubs. Leaves alternate, ± spiny (only weakly so in
zeyheri). Capitula heterogamous and radiate (in ours) or
homogamous and discoid. Phyllaries in several series, connate at
the base only, always spiny, but spines may be slender and
bristle-like (zeyheri). Ray florets yellow. Pappus
scales in 1 or 2 series or arranged irregularly.
- license
- cc-by-nc
- copyright
- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
- bibliographic citation
- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Berkheya Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=1565
- author
- Mark Hyde
- author
- Bart Wursten
- author
- Petra Ballings
