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9561.000 Tolpis
Description of the genus
Annual or perennial herbs, usually scapose. Leaves (in ours) almost entirely basal, entire to dentate. Capitula in lax cymes or panicles. Receptacular scales 0 but fimbriate alveoli present. Phyllaries in 2-3 series. Ligules yellow, drying greenish. Achenes obconic, glabrous, finely ribbed; apex truncate, not narrowed or beaked. Pappus of persistent rigid setae in 2 series. Worldwide: c. 20 species, mainly in the Mediterranean region Zimbabwe: 1 taxon. |
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| Species | FZ divisions | Content |
| capensis (L.) Sch. Bip. | N,W,C,E,S | Description, Image |
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Flora of Zambia: Tolpis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): TolpisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tolpis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tolpis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tolpis
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iNaturalist: Tolpis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tolpis
JSTOR Plant Science: Tolpis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tolpis
Plants of the World Online: Tolpis
Tropicos: Tolpis
Wikipedia: Tolpis
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