Leistner, O.A. (ed.) (2000) Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera Strelitzia 10
Perennial herbs. Leaves alternate, petiolate, pinnatifid, covered in dense silver hairs. Capitula radiate, solitary. Phyllaries in 3 rows, sometimes with dark brown margins. Receptacle flat or convex, without scales. Ray florets white. Disc florets: corolla yellow, 5-lobed. Pappus with an irregularly-lobed corona. Worldwide: 152 species in Europe, Asia and North Africa, one native to southern Africa. Zimbabwe: 4 cultivated taxa. |
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| Species | Content |
| balsamita L. | |
| cinerariifolium (Trevir.) Sch. Bip. | |
| parthenium (L.) Sch. Bip. | |
| vulgare L. |