Asteraceae

Piptocarpha R. Br.

Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Genus Parent: Asteraceae Status: Valid

Vegetative Morphology

Habit: Vines or shrubs, rarely trees.

Leaves: Leaves simple, alternate, entire, abaxially glaucous or with dense pubescence of stellate hairs.

Reproductive Morphology

Fruit: Fruit white when mature, 10-sided. Pappus white, rarely absent.

Infructescence: Infructescence axillary.

Other

Distribution: Mexico to Bolivia and Peru.

Notes: Vegetatively, sometimes confused with the genus Solanum (Solanaceae).