Capitula small, in corymbose panicles, mainly homogamous; phyll. in several series, imbricate, scarious; receptacle us. with scarious white-tipped scales. Florets perfect, tubular, 5-toothed, or a few outer ones filiform, pistillate. Anthers sagittate at base, cells produced into filiform tails; style-arms terete, truncate. Achenes small, angled or subterete or slightly compressed; pappus-hairs slender, in one series. Shrubs or undershrubs with alt. entire lvs. About 20 spp. of Australia, N.Z. and S. Africa. The N.Z. spp. are endemic and belong to , with inner phyll. bearing white radiating tips; capitula us. with 1 or 2 filiform pistillate outer florets.

Shrubs or small trees, rarely herbs. Lvs alternate, simple, entire. Capitula in small corymbs; corymbs aggregated into rounded, flat, or pyramidal, dense or diffuse panicles. Involucral bracts in 3-5 rows, imbricate, membranous; innermost bracts often with white, erect or rarely slightly radiating lamina. Receptacle convex; scales usually present, sometimes O, often with white, erect or rarely radiating apices. Florets usually all ☿, tubular, sometimes a few outer florets ♀ and filiform. Achenes all similar, angled, terete or slightly compressed; pappus hairs in 1 row, narrow or thickened at apex.