pappus

Term Information

Accession
PO:0025393
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: pappi
exact: 冠毛 (Japanese)
Definition
A collective organ part structure that has a parts one or more pappus elements (scales, awns, or bristles) at the apex of an inferior ovary just beneath or outside the corolla. [source: FNA:glossary, ISBN:0964022168]
Comment
Found in flowers and fruits (cypsela) of the Asteraceae. May aid in dispersal by wind or animals. Considered by some to be an evolutionarily modified upper calyx portion, the lower portion having been incorporated into the floral tube casing adnate to the ovary wall; considered by others to be an outgrowth from the ovary wall.

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