Lagascea mollis Cav.
Common Name : Silk leaf
Family : Asteraceae

HABIT |
AN ANNUAL HERB, 50-100 CM TALL. |
STEMS |
SOMETIMES PURPLISH, WITH STIPITATE GLANDULAR HAIRS ON YOUNG PARTS. |
LEAVES |
OPPOSITE, SIMPLE, OVATE, WITH TOOTHED MARGIN, 3-5 CM LONG; SILKY BENEATH. |
FLOWERS |
TINY WHITE-CREAM COLORED FLOWERS OCCUR IN A COMPOSITE HEAD 2-3 CM ACROSS. THE HEADS ARE SURROUNDED BY SILKY LEAVES. |
FRUITS |
ACHENES BROWN OR BLACK, 3 MM LONG, SETULIFEROUS NEAR APEX; PAPPUS A MINUTE CROWN, PUBESCENT. |
SEEDS |
SUBCYLINDERIC, TRUNCATE AT APEX, REDDISH BROWN. |