Emilia sonchifolia (L.) DC. Ex Wight.
Common Name : Red tassel flower
Family : Asteraceae
HABIT |
ANNUAL HERB UP TO 40 CM TALL. |
STEMS |
SLENDER, ERECT OR DIFFUSE. |
LEAVES |
VERY VARIABLE; THE LOWER PETIOLED, LYRATE OR ABOVATE, TOOTHED OR
ENTIRE; THE UPPER (CAULINE LEAVES) MORE OR LESS EMPLEXICAUL AND AURICLED,
USUALLY ACUTE. |
FLOWERS |
PINK OR PURPLISH, BORNE IN
SOLITARY OR CORYMBOSE HEADS UP TO 1.3 CM LONG; PEDUNCLES VERY SLENDER,
NODDING WHEN YOUNG. |
FRUITS |
ACHENES 0.3 CM LONG, NARROWLY
OBLONG, 5-RIBBED, BROWN, SCABRID ON THE RIBS, ATTACHMENT TO A WHITE, SOFT
PAPPUS. |