Dipsacus L.
Details
Biostatus
Nomenclature
L.
L.
1753
97-98
ICN
Dipsacus L.
genus
Dipsacus
Classification
Subordinates
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Descriptions
Dipsacus L.
Biennial herbs; stems prickly and often grooved, ± erect and branched above. Lvs opposite, crenate-serrate to entire, often prickly. Infl. a globose to cylindric capitulum; involucral bracts linear to lanceolate, each with a prominent apical spine; receptacular scales subtending each fl., spine-tipped. Involucel ± 4-angled, ending in a short ± 4-lobed cup. Calyx ciliate, persistent at fruiting. Corolla usually 4-merous, long-tubular, zygomorphic. Stamens 4. Fr. 4-angled, with appressed hairs.
Taxonomic concepts
Metadata
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scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
4 September 2008