ASTERACEAE
Lygodesmia texana
Common Name: Texas Skeleton-Plant, Purple Dandelion, Flowering Straw
inflorescence (head)--this is an example of a head with only ray flowers | another view of a head--how many teeth are present at the tip of each corolla? Based on this, how many petals do you think make up each corolla? |
yet another head! | head from the side, showing the bracts underneath the flowers--these bracts are called phyllaries in the Asteraceae |