Classification
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Mycelis Cass. in Cuvier, Dict. Sci. Nat., ed. 2. [F. Cuvier] 33, 483 (1824)
 Description

Perennial glabrous taprooted rosette herbs. Stems branching above. Lvs lyrate-pinnatifid, basal and cauline. Infl. a diffuse panicle. Involucral bracts glabrous; outer bracts few, small; inner bracts in 1 row. Receptacle pitted, without scales or hairs. Corolla ligulate, yellow. Style branches filiform, yellow. Achenes dark, usually 5, flattened, ribbed, beaked; pappus bristles in 2 rows, white, > achene, simple, free at base, the outer row < inner row.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Mycelis Cass.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Total1
 Bibliography
Cuvier, G.-F. (ed.) 1824: Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, dans lequel on traite méthodiquement des différens êtres de la nature. Vol. 33. F.G. Levrault, & Le Normant, Strasbourg & Paris.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.