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Sen-tor’ree-a. A genus of chiefly Eurasian herbs comprising over 400 species.
Description
Leaves basal or alternate on stems, entire to divided, not spiny. Flowerheads contain tubular flowers; along the edge, they are often expanded and raylike. Below the head is a series of overlapping bracts.
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Kat-a-nann’ke. Of the 5 known species of this genus, only the Cupid’s Dart is grown in the garden for its showy blue heads.
Description
Leaves mostly basal and narrow. Flowers in long-stalked heads, the rays flat and toothed.
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Ger’ber-ra. A genus of perhaps 70 species of South African or Asiatic, mostly stemless, herbs.
Description
From a basal rosette of leaves arise stout stalks bearing a single daisylike flower.
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Kreep’is. About 200 species of annual to perennial herbs, with milky juice, many rosette-forming, native in the northern hemisphere. Related to Hieracium , the hawkweeds.
Description
Flowerheads without ray flowers, pink, yellow, or white.
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Rood-beck’i-a. Coneflower . North American hardy herbs, comprising about 25 species.
Description
Leaves usually alternate, simple or compound, in some species much cut and lance-shaped, veins prominent, margins deeply toothed toward the tip. Flowers in terminal or axillary heads, generally yellow, in most species the disk flowers being brown or black.
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Bay-lay’a. A small genus of 3 or 4 species of herbs, native to dry desert areas, with only one of gardening interest.
Description
Leaves alternate, at base and on lower stem. Flowerheads solitary, their disk and ray flowers yellow. Ray flowers become papery and can be used for dried arrangements.
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Sil-ly’bum. Annual or biennial herbs, comprising only 2 species, natives of the Mediterranean region. The species below grown as an ornamental plant for its silvery leaves. Also grown as a vegetable, since its roots, leaves, and flowerheads are edible.
Description
Leaves alternate, with white spots and veins on the upper side, the margins lobed and spiny. Flowerheads purplish, solitary and nodding. Many bracts surround the head, forming a globe-shaped receptacle.
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Ma-kee-ran’the-ra. A small genus of herbs found in w. North America and closely related to Aster .
Description
Leaves alternate, bristly. In the only cultivated species (below), flowerheads rather showy.
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Lay’i-a. A genus of mostly Californian herbs, comprising about 15 species, 2 grown for their showy flowerheads.
Description
Leaves alternate, generally without marginal teeth. Flowerheads solitary, stalks terminal. Ray flowers handsome, 8-20, yellow or white, and 3-toothed. Disk flowers tubular.
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Ga-zay’ni-a. Showy South African herbs comprising about 16 species, a few long cultivated for their pretty flowerheads.
Description
Leaves alternate and basal. Flowerheads solitary, long-stalked, closing at night or in cloudy weather. Rays yellow, golden, or white, often with a dark spot at the base, the head thus with a dark eye. Good ground cover or edging plants.
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Dahl’ya, also day’li-ya. A small but very important genus of tuberous-rooted herbs, the source of all the garden dahlias, most from the uplands of Mexico and Guatemala.
Description
Tuberous roots. Leaves opposite, often compound or twice-compound, the leaflets or segments toothed or cut. Flowers very varied due to breeding, ranging from small ball-shaped pompons to large multipetaled blossoms with curled, quill-like petals. Wild types always have both ray and disk flowers.
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Fe-liss’i-a. A large genus of chiefly South African subshrubs (rarely annuals).
Description
Leaves alternate or opposite, or sometimes in rosettes. Flowerheads showy, usually blue, and radiating.
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Zan-this’ma. Sleepy Daisy . A single species, native in Tex. The flowerheads close at night.
Description
Wandlike stems with narrow, alternate leaves. Flowerheads long-stalked, mostly solitary, with 18-20 ray flowers.
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Ve-nid’i-um. South African annual or perennial herbs comprising about 25 species.
Description
Leaves alternate, deeply cut, stalked, grayish green, of cobwebby appearance when young. Flowers in solitary heads, daisylike. Ray flowers yellow or orange, sometimes with purple band at the base. Disk flowers purplish black.
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He-li-an’thus. Rather coarse, hardy herbs comprising about 150 species, found mostly in North America. They are very diverse in size and character, since they readily hybridize in their natural surroundings.
Description
Varied rootstocks, some thick, woody, and compact; some thick, woody, and spreading; others tuberous. Leaves alternate, sometimes opposite above, the margins usually coarsely toothed. Flowers in terminal heads, 3-12 in. (7.5-30.0 cm) across.
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