Stoebe L.

Compositae, H. Beentje, C. Jeffrey & D.J.N. Hind. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 2005

Morphology General Habit

Shrubs or small trees

Morphology Leaves

Leaves alternate, sessile, small, ericoid, involute, often fasciculate on abbreviated axillary shoots

Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Capitulum

Capitula small, homogamous, discoid, narrowly cylindric, 1-flowered, in dense clusters or spikes; phyllaries ± 4-seriate, the innermost scarious and longer than the outer; receptacle small, naked

Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Florets

Florets hermaphrodite, narrowly infundibuliform, slightly 5-toothed; anthers sagittate, distal appendage lanceolate; style arms truncate and often penicillate

Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits

Achenes glabrous, often 5-ribbed, with a cupuliform apical appendage; pappus of plumose bristles, basally connate or rarely missing.