Herbs. Leaves alternate or radical, entire to lyrate-pinnatifid. Capitula heterogamous, radiate, solitary. Phyllaries many-seriate, the outer with apical appendages. Receptacle alveolate, setose. Ray florets female or neuter. Disk florets bisexual. Achenes ribbed or winged, with the wings folding to form 2 linear chambers on one side. Pappus c.2-seriate, of delicate hyaline scales, the inner pappus of 5-10 scales equalling the achene in length, the outer pappus smaller. Worldwide: 50 species in southern Africa from Angola and Zimbabwe to South Africa Botswana: 2 taxa. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| rogersii (S. Moore) Lewin[DD] | ||
| venusta Norl. | SE |