Chlamydophora is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the aster family, Asteraceae, containing the single species Chlamydophora tridentata. It is native to Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus.[1]

Chlamydophora
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Anthemideae
Genus: Chlamydophora
Ehrenb. ex Less.
Species:
C. tridentata
Binomial name
Chlamydophora tridentata
Ehrenb. ex Less.

This species is an annual herb. It has alternately arranged, fleshy leaves, though some of the basal leaves may be opposite. The inflorescence is a solitary flower head with yellow to reddish disc florets. The fruit is a ribbed cypsela about one millimeter long with a large pappus.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Bremer, K. & Humphries, C. 1993. Chlamydophora. In: Generic monograph of the Asteraceae-Anthemideae. Bulletin of the Natural History Museum. Botany. 23(2) 142-43.