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).