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							Perennial herbs woody toward base, or shrubs. Lvs opposite, petiolate, simple, entire to serrate. Infl. a lax corymb. Involucral bracts in 3–4 rows, unequal, mostly chartaceous. Receptacle convex or short-conic; scales 0, but short hairs present. Corolla tubular. Style base not swollen. Achenes ellipsoid-cylindric or obpyramidal, 5-angled, usually glabrous or hairy, rarely glandular; pappus of persistent scabrid hairs, with acute apical cells.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
| Category | Number | 
|---|---|
| Exotic: Fully Naturalised | 1 | 
| Total | 1 |