Composite # 8
G. sp.
Observed adjaecent to a fresh water pond near Mombasa, Kenya. January 2012. Plants were many-stemmed and about two meters tall.
This is a tall shrubby plant apparently partial to occasionally saturated soils in coastal areas of Kenya.
- Disc Flowers: The disc flowers are pale purple-lavender. The tubular corollas are long and slender.
- Ray Flowers: The ray flowers are absent, however, some of the disc flowers are larger than others.
- Phyllaries: The florets are much taller than the subtending phyllaries which are of two or three lengths. The heads are small and numerous.
- Pappus:
- Leaves: The leaves are lance shaped with shallow teeth along the margins.